COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colchester vs Longmeadow
PLACE A
Colchester, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Colchester is 70% smaller than Longmeadow. Longmeadow earns more, with a median household income $62,841 higher.
COLCHESTERLONGMEADOWDIFFERENCE
Total population4,69215,696−70% vs Longmeadow
Population density1,0501,727−677
Population growth-1.7%0.4%−2.1 pts
Median age54.244.6+9.6
Male50.0%47.5%+2.6 pts
Female50.0%52.5%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born7.4%14.2%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%84.1%+4.7 pts
Black1.8%1.0%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%2.8%+0.8 pts
Asian2.7%8.3%−5.6 pts
Other3.0%3.7%−0.7 pts
Median household income$86,760$149,601−$62,841
Per capita income$50,829$68,059−$17,230
Poverty rate5.7%4.1%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.438−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%67.1%−34.1 pts
Graduate degree12.3%33.7%−21.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%6.1%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%59.8%−2.4 pts
Median home value$294,600$454,100−$159,500
Median gross rent$1,475$1,682−$207
Owner-occupied53.5%90.1%−36.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%3.1%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%49.6%−7.4 pts
Average commute31.524.8+6.7
Worked from home16.0%24.7%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.2%+0.3 pts
Uninsured2.6%1.7%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024