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Compare Melrose to Chicopee

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

Questions and Answers:

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

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

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

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

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Melrose may include: Norwood, Braintree, and Weymouth.

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

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