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About Adams
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesAdams is a town in northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,166 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
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Housing in Adams
The typical Adams home is worth about $271,000, up 2.4% in a year, 59% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Adams
Safety Grade C+
Adams reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less.
Schools in Adams
All Adams schools →School Grade D
The public schools Adams’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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