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Housatonic is a small town of 1,113 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 48 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,113people
$437kTypical home
$1,491/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
52"Snow
208Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,113
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,249 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,491/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 52" 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
- Above-average violent crime (498 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BDL airport
- 40 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 236 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.