housing costs · Massachusetts
Housing costs in Berkshire County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,097 | ± $42 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,042 | ± $43 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,003 | ± $39 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $943 | ± $30 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $305,400 | ± $9,204 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $283,800 | ± $5,711 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $266,400 | ± $6,255 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $232,900 | ± $5,165 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.9 % | ± 1.7 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 32.4 % | ± 1.5 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 30.8 % | ± 1.8 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 31.4 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Berkshire County is $1,097, below the Massachusetts median of $1,552 across 14 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.