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Great Barrington is a small town of 2,331 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 46 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $525k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,331people
$525kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
208Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,331
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,618 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Hartford, CT
- 19 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $525k (≈$3,309/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BDL airport
- 39 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 242 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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