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Lenox vs Egremont vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($411k median).
Egremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Lenox | Egremont | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,866 |
1,230Lowest |
2,056Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+12%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 67±5.4Highest 68% above MA |
56.9±13.6Lowest 42% above MA |
63.7±3.5 59% above MA |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.7%±6.7 MA: 19.4% |
10.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Egremont and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 54.8%±7.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
30.4%±9.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6% MA: 47.3% |
67.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.8%±6.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±4.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,335±$33kLowest 41% below MA |
$101,458±$30k about the MA average |
$146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,700±$68kLowest 27% below MA |
$664,900±$109kHighest 18% above MA |
$600,000±$99k 7% above MA |
| Egremont and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $854±$598Lowest 52% below MA |
$1,349±$393Highest 23% below MA |
$858±$375 51% below MA |
| Egremont and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,224 30% below MA |
$3,647Lowest 39% below MA |
$4,652Highest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±28.2 MA: 51.8% |
8.5%±40.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
8% MA: 10% |
7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.2% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
44 minHighest 50% above MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±12Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.6%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | — | Southern Berkshire | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.