Massachusetts Living Index

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

/ 100

Ranks #177 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home

$317k

5.1× household income

Household income

$63k

ACS median

Commute to Boston

100 min

peak driving

Population

55,300

5-yr trend 52/100

How Chicopee scores

Schools

Safety

Walkability

Transit

Biking

Dining

Nightlife

Arts & Culture

Green Space

Diversity

Climate

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.

Compare on your terms

These scores reflect a neutral weighting. Your priorities are not neutral. Open the full atlas to tune schools, walkability, affordability, commute, and seven more dimensions, and see where Chicopee lands for you.

Open Chicopee in the atlas About Gary Browse all 194 towns

Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Chicopee.

Popular comparisons

Common head‑to‑heads people search when looking at Chicopee.

ChicopeevsSpringfield

ChicopeevsWest Springfield

50 · 53livability

Side‑by‑side →

ChicopeevsSouth Hadley

50 · 58livability

Side‑by‑side →

Want my honest read on Chicopee?

I'm Gary Fikes, a licensed real estate agent at MP Signature Realty and the curator of this site. Tell me what you're looking for and I'll reply personally within 1 business day. No auto-dialer, no spam, no resale.

Ask Gary about Chicopee More about Gary