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North Adams is a big small town of 12,606 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 67 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $793 a month.
12,606people
$196kTypical home
$793/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
75"Snow
208Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,606
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 620 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,235/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1088 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,315 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ALB airport
- 35 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,332 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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