Metro area · CBSA 38340
Pittsfield
The Pittsfield, MA metro area has 129,430 people. Median rent is $1,097, 17.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Berkshire County at $1,763. Of the 9 places we track here, Cheshire has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$76,013
Median home value
$305,400
Unemployment
5.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,763
HUD, Berkshire County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | 43,457 | $1,134 | 19.3% |
| North Adams | 12,606 | $793 | 20.0% |
| Adams | 5,427 | $927 | 22.8% |
| Williamstown | 5,070 | $1,424 | 17.5% |
| Great Barrington | 2,331 | $1,188 | 22.1% |
| Lenox | 1,866 | $1,097 | 21.5% |
| Lee | 1,511 | $801 | 13.6% |
| Housatonic | 1,113 | $1,491 | 20.6% |
| Cheshire | 674 | $647 | 8.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.