What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westhampton has the most people working from home (14.1%).

Chicopee has the most renters (44.3% rent).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Westhampton	Chicopee
People
Population	1,552Lowest	55,295Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.9%Highest MA: +7.4%	+0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA	41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA
Kids under 18	18%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4%	19.2%±1.7Highest MA: 19.4%
	Chicopee and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9%	19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47%Highest MA: 47.3%	22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±2.4 MA: 7.9%	3.7%±0.6 MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA	$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA	$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA	$1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA
	Westhampton and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,476Highest 8% above MA	$3,847Lowest 36% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8%	52%±5.6Highest MA: 51.8%
	Chicopee and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.5%Lowest MA: 10%	17.3%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.4%Highest MA: 62.5%	55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA	1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest about the MA average	21 minLowest 27% below MA
Work from home	14.1%±4Highest MA: 18.6%	8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#247 of 282 in MA
School district	Hampshire · Westhampton	Chicopee
High school in town	Hampshire Regional High	Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.0Lowest	11.2Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.