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A town of 5,079 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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Corner Walker and Kemble Streets, Lenox, Mass1898
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Corner Walker and Kemble Streets, Lenox, Mass, 1898

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About Lenox

Town in the United States
1750Established
5,095Population
21.7 sq miArea
1,201 ftElevation

Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is in Western Massachusetts and part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,095 at the 2020 census. Lenox is the site of Shakespeare & Company and Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lenox includes the villages of New Lenox and Lenox Dale and the census-designated place of Lenox, and is a tourist destination during the summer.

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Housing in Lenox

$596K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lenox home is worth about $596,000, up 3.5% in a year, 10% below the Massachusetts typical home.

Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Lenox

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Safety Grade B-

Lenox reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lenox 1.6
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lenox 14
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Lenox’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#90Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
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