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Compare Chicopee to Melrose

This post compares Chicopee, Massachusetts to Melrose, Massachusetts across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Chicopee (city) Melrose (city)
Population 55,778 28,132
Income (median) $45,559 $74,893
Home Value (median) $175,500 $463,300
White 86% 87%
Black 4% 3%
Asian 1% 6%
With Kids 26% 31%
Age (median) 39 40
Rentals 42% 33%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chicopee or Melrose?
A: Chicopee has a larger population count than Melrose: 55778 compared with 28132 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Chicopee or in Melrose?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Chicopee.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Chicopee or Melrose?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Chicopee.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Chicopee does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 42% for Chicopee versus 33% for Melrose.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Chicopee may include: West-Springfield, Gardner, and Pittsfield.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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