Boston vs Chicopee
Boston, MA compared with Chicopee, MA · 80 miles apart
Boston has 672,973 residents to Chicopee’s 55,310. Boston comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Chicopee does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Boston, MA | Chicopee, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,973 | 55,310 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,921 | 2,415 |
| Median household income | $97,344 | $62,615 |
| Median home value | $731,700 | $274,500 |
| Median rent | $2,147 | $1,157 |
| Homeownership | 35.7% | 55.7% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 21.3 min |
| Median age | 33.3 | 41.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 22.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 7.5× | 4.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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