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Population (year 2000): 2,459
Males: 1,147  (46.6%)
Females: 1,312  (53.4%)

Berkshire County

Median resident age:  40.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01230.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,600 (it was $35,077 in 2000)
Great Barrington  $43,600
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $211,000 (it was $144,400 in 2000)
Great Barrington  $211,000
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Great Barrington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • Black (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.8%), German (13.3%), Italian (10.8%), English (10.4%), French (8.0%), Polish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1761

Elevation: 721 feet

Land area: 1.42 square miles.

Population density: 1738 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Great Barrington

  • High school or higher: 93.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great Barrington CDP

  • Never married: 36.6%
  • Now married: 42.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

42 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.7%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Great Barrington:  1.5% ($2,215)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (43.1 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (97.3 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (99.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Housatonic, MA (3.9 miles ), Alford, MA (4.9 miles ), Egremont, MA (5.4 miles ), Sheffield, MA (6.7 miles ), Stockbridge, MA (7.9 miles ), West Stockbridge, MA (8.4 miles ), Monterey, MA (8.6 miles ), Mount Washington, MA (9.1 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 1997: 21 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 1998: 25 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $190,200
  • 2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $197,300
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $206,800
  • 2003: 30 buildings, average cost: $133,700
  • 2004: 35 buildings, average cost: $229,900
  • 2005: 35 buildings, average cost: $229,900
  • 2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $254,000

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Latitude: 42.20 N, Longitude: 73.36 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,472 (+59.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 406 (31.2%)


People in group quarters in Great Barrington
  • 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in nursing homes
  • 2 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 413

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.29
US city average:  3.00

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Great Barrington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.6 miles away from the Great Barrington place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 5.3 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: W. E. B. Du Bois.


Hospital/medical center in Great Barrington:
  • FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (29 LEWIS AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Great Barrington:
  • NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)
  • BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 22 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA)
  • SHARON HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SHARON, CT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Great Barrington:
  • BARNES MUNI (about 46 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 48 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 52 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Great Barrington:
  • GREAT BARRINGTON (about 3 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; ID: GBR)
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 17 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID: PSF)
  • KLINE KILL (about 22 miles; GHENT, NY; ID: NY1)

Amtrak station near Great Barrington:
  • 20 miles: PITTSFIELD (DEPOT ST. BTW NORTH & CENTER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

College/University in Great Barrington:
  • SIMONS ROCK COLLEGE OF BARD (Full-time enrollment: 385; Location: 84 ALFORD RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.simons-rock.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Great Barrington:
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 38 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
  • VASSAR COLLEGE (about 40 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
  • CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 47 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
Public high school in Great Barrington:
  • MONUMENT MT REG HIGH (Students: 642; Location: 600 STOCKBRIDGE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Great Barrington:
  • EAGLETON SCHOOL INC (Students: 61; Location: 446 MONTEREY RD; Grades: 4 - 12; Boys only)
Public elementary/middle school in Great Barrington:
  • SEARLES MIDDLE (Students: 409; Location: 79 BRIDGE STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Great Barrington:
  • MASON LIBRARY (Operating income: $289,199; Location: 231 MAIN ST.; 60,727 books; 1,805 audio materials; 2,939 video materials; 125 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Great Barrington: Great Barrington Town Hall (A), Searles Castle (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: The Fair Shopping Center (1), Fair Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Great Barrington include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Saint James Episcopal Church (B), First Church of Christ Scientist (C), First Congregational Church (D), Macedonia Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Great Barrington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn & Suites (249 Stockbridge Road (RT 7)), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (415 Stockbridge Road), Great Barrington Days Inn (372 Main St), Briarcliff Inn (506 Stockbridge Road), Lantern House Motel (Stockbridge Road), Mountain View Motel (304 State Road), AAA Monument Mountain Motel (247 Stockbridge Road), Days Inn (372 Main Street), Egremont Inn (10 Sheffield Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Great Barrington and their reported violations in the past:

GREAT BARRINGTON FIRE DIST (Population served: 4063, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-26-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
HOUSATONIC WATER WORKS (Population served: 1391, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2003. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003)
  • 13 regular monitoring violations
SIMONS ROCK OF BARD COLLEGE (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  49.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Great Barrington compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Great Barrington (2007 data):
  • Berkshire Bank: 244 Main Street Branch at 244 Main Street, branch established on 1869-02-23; Great Barrington Branch at 225 Stockbridge Road, branch established on 1982-11-01. Info updated 2006-09-28: Bank assets: $2,118.5 mil, Deposits: $1,528.3 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Great Barrington Branch at 271 Main Street, branch established on 1963-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • Lee Bank: Great Barrington Branch at 279 Main Street, branch established on 1997-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $282.5 mil, Deposits: $169.7 mil, headquarters in Lee, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Berkshire Financial Services, Inc.
  • The Pittsfield Co-operative Bank: Great Barrington Branch at 325 Main Street, branch established on 1970-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $229.7 mil, Deposits: $172.8 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, 4 total offices
  • Legacy Banks: Great Barrington Branch at 740 Main Street, branch established on 1975-12-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $771.3 mil, Deposits: $522.7 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices



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3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.71%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County:  0.19%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampden County, MA  0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY  0.12% ($36,952)


4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.39%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA  0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA  0.20% ($30,755)


Strongest AM radio stations in Great Barrington:
  • WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKZE (1020 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SHARON, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Great Barrington:
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • W231AK (94.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF EASTERN NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WSGG (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, CT; Owner: REVIVAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBSL-FM (91.7 FM; SHEFFIELD, MA; Owner: THE BERKSHIRE SCHOOL, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Great Barrington:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)

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