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Williamstown is a big small town of 5,070 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 70 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,070people
$439kTypical home
$1,424/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
70"Snow
208Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,070
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,492 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,770/mo)
- Median rent $1,424/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (662 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 20% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 45% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 37% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ALB airport
- 31 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 659 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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