Bay State Atlas
Massachusetts Living Index

Great Barrington

Berkshires · pop. 7,000

The Berkshires' restaurant capital with the Housatonic Rail Trail and Tanglewood nearby.

Historic VillageOutdoors & Trails
Livability Index
74
/ 100
Ranks #10 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$580k
6.9× household income
Household income
$84k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
160 min
peak driving
Population
7,000
5-yr trend 74/100

How Great Barrington scores

Schools
78
Safety
88
Walkability
56
Transit
14
Biking
48
Dining
82
Nightlife
60
Arts & Culture
86
Green Space
92
Diversity
52
Climate
70

Who lives in Great Barrington

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
47.4
Foreign-born
8.6%
Bachelor's or higher
46.9%
Population
7,184
White83.7%
Hispanic / Latino4.4%
Asian4.1%
Black2.9%
Other / multi4.9%

Schools in Great Barrington

Berkshire Hills School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
41/100
ELA · 3-8
p46
42.3%
Math · 3-8
p23
31.7%
ELA · 10
p70
69.6%
Math · 10
p47
47.8%
Grad rate
87.1%
Bottom 25%
Spend / pupil
$30.5k
Top 10% in MA
Teachers / 100
10
Top 10% in MA
Enrollment
1,179

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Remote workers and weekend culture-seekers going year-round.
The tradeoff
Winters are long and the nearest major airport is 90 minutes away.

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