City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Chicopee | Houston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,058/mo | $1,235/mo | 14.3% lower in A |
| Median home value | $230,700 | $235,000 | 1.8% lower in A |
| Median household income | $63,866 | $60,440 | 5.7% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 98.2 | 99.8 | 1.6% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 138.3 | 98.7 | 40.2% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 99.6 | 96.1 | 3.7% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 102.2 | 94.2 | 8.5% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chicopee, you'd need $105,733 in Houston to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicopee, MA is about 5.4% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 24% lower in Chicopee than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Chicopee, you'd need about $84,587 in Houston to keep the same standard of living.