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Chicopee

Pioneer Valley · pop. 55,300

Chicopee is the most affordable of the Pioneer Valley cities, working-class, ethnically mixed, home to Westover Air Reserve Base. A B- on Niche puts it a notch above Holyoke and Springfield.

Commuter ValueCity Life
Livability Index
50
/ 100
Ranks #177 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$317k
5.1× household income
Household income
$63k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
106 min
peak driving
Population
55,300
5-yr trend 52/100

How Chicopee scores

Schools
65
Safety
55
Walkability
45
Transit
32
Biking
28
Dining
48
Nightlife
32
Arts & Culture
38
Green Space
28
Diversity
55
Climate
72

Who lives in Chicopee

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
41.4
Foreign-born
8.9%
Bachelor's or higher
22.9%
Population
55k
White67.7%
Hispanic / Latino24%
Asian2.2%
Black4.3%
Other / multi1.8%

Schools in Chicopee

Chicopee School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Bottom 25%
20/100
ELA · 3-8
p16
26.9%
Math · 3-8
p15
28.5%
ELA · 10
p29
43.4%
Math · 10
p23
27.8%
Grad rate
85.7%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$22.4k
Above average
Teachers / 100
9
Above average
Enrollment
6,807

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
First-time buyers who need the lowest possible entry price in a metro area with any urban services.
The tradeoff
Crime is above state average, schools are below average, and the commute to Boston is over 90 minutes.

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