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Sheffield

Berkshires · pop. 3,330

Sheffield is the southernmost Berkshires town, rolling farmland, antique dealers, the southern Appalachian Trail corridor, and discreet second homes. It's Berkshires without the Tanglewood traffic.

Rural RetreatHistoric VillageOutdoors & Trails
Livability Index
56
/ 100
Ranks #123 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$513k
5.6× household income
Household income
$92k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
160 min
peak driving
Population
3,330
5-yr trend 58/100

How Sheffield scores

Schools
78
Safety
90
Walkability
18
Transit
8
Biking
20
Dining
32
Nightlife
15
Arts & Culture
88
Green Space
60
Diversity
15
Climate
75

The honest read

Best for
Buyers who want southern Berkshires pastoral privacy with arts-community access via Great Barrington nearby.
The tradeoff
No services in town; Boston is nearly 3 hours; winters in the southern Berkshires valley can be unexpectedly brutal.

Compare on your terms

These scores reflect a neutral weighting. Your priorities are not neutral. Open the full atlas to tune schools, walkability, affordability, commute, and seven more dimensions, and see where Sheffield lands for you.

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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Sheffield.

Great Barrington
74/100 · $580k
Berkshires
Stockbridge
62/100 · $704k
Berkshires
Lee
57/100 · $420k
Berkshires
Lenox
62/100 · $568k
Berkshires

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