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Pittsfield is a small city of 43,457 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It's part of the Pittsfield, MA area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
43,457people
$257kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
208Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,457
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,074 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Pittsfield, MA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,620/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (572 per 100k)
- Low property crime (952 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ALB airport
- 34 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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