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Adams is a big small town of 5,427 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 64 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $927 a month.
5,427people
$197kTypical home
$927/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
76"Snow
208Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,427
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,215 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Hartford, CT
- 14 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,245/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,265 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ALB airport
- 36 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berkshire County: D+40 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk