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ZIP 01245, Berkshire

Moderate

🇺🇸Berkshire, Massachusetts · United States

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
80
Safety
Trade-offs
50
Affordability
50
Transport
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Schools — no source available yet
Transport — no source available yet
Is ZIP 01245, Berkshire right for you?

ZIP 01245, Berkshire is about average on everything we measure. We do not have figures yet for schools, transport, amenities, lifestyle and property confidence, so this is a partial picture.

Who it suits

  • Families with children Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: schools and amenities.

  • Young professionals and renters Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Retirees and a quieter life Partly known

    About average on safety. Not known yet: amenities.

  • Living without a car Not known yet

    Not enough figures yet to say.

  • Buying on a budget Partly known

    About average on affordability. Not known yet: property confidence.

Compared with nearby areas

In Berkshire In United States
Safety About average About average
Affordability About average About average

Still being collected: Schools, Transport, Amenities, Lifestyle, Property Confidence. These are gathered automatically and will appear here; until then, residents' reviews below are the best guide.

What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
AI is changing our world. First, let's understand what it is. EUROPE SAYS
While poring over a puzzle at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, Mary Giulian-Donohue told me that the concept of artificial intelligence is as remote as
2 weeks ago Read article
Anthropic cash and investments total $131.7 billion CNBC
Anthropic's cash pile $131.7 billion is more than every non-bank U.S. company except for Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet.
2 weeks ago Read article
Brenna Lopez, Ben Harwood win at Berkshire County XC championship MassLive
Mount Greylock's Brenna Lopez and Lenox's Ben Harwood both placed first in the Berkshire County Individuals meet championship on Saturday.
3 weeks ago Read article
Jamie Dimon poached his protege but Warren Buffett wasn't upset: 'at least he’s going to you’ Fortune
Former Geico CEO Todd Combs had been at Berkshire since 2010.
3 weeks ago Read article
Berkshire shares shake the Buffett blues with new all-time highs CNBC
After almost 18 months, Berkshire Hathaway shares have entirely erased all the ground they lost in the wake of Warren Buffett's surprise announcement at the 2025 shareholders meeting that he would step down as CEO.
3 weeks ago Read article
Data confidence
Moderate coverage
70

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography
25 pts
source authority
20 pts
freshness
20 pts
record coverage
0 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.
Score dashboard
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
80
Safety
Good
estimated
50
Affordability
Below average
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
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Schools
No data yet
Nov 2026
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Transport
No data yet
pending
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Amenities
No data yet
pending
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Lifestyle
No data yet
pending
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Property Confidence
No data yet
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
What these scores mean for ZIP 01245, Berkshire

Each score is out of 100. Higher is better for you: a high affordability score means cheaper relative to local incomes, and a high safety score means less crime. Comparisons are with other areas in the same country.

Safety: 80/100 · Good
Scores 80 out of 100, which is good and lower than 99% of areas in United States. In practice, reported crime is low for its size. What it measures: How safe the area is, from reported crime adjusted for population, with burglary and robbery counting most. How it is worked out: No police data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby. This is an estimate from wider-area data, not measured for this area itself. Source: Estimated from nearby areas (estimated).
Affordability: 50/100 · Below average
Scores 50 out of 100, which is below average and lower than 99% of areas in United States. What it measures: How average rent compares with what households here typically earn. How it is worked out: Average rent as a share of median monthly income. This is based on reasonable data, but not the most recent or most local. Source: Official census income and rent (ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates).
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Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
🔥 Wildfire: None on record
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Community demographics
ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Population
692
Median household income
$136,875/yr
Median home value
$629,900
Price-to-income ratio
Median home ÷ median household income
4.6×
Moderately priced

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