Pittsfield, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Pittsfield is the most populous city in and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Berkshire County. Pittsfield's population was 43,927 at the 2020 census. Although its population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the third-largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield and Chicopee. In 2017, the Arts Vibrancy Index compiled by the National Center for Arts Research ranked Pittsfield and Berkshire County as the number-one medium-sized community in the nation for the arts.

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How Pittsfield ranks

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#5Most affordable in MA #13Shortest commute in MA #26Lowest property tax in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code01201, 01202, 01203

Area code413

Living in Pittsfield

Housing in Pittsfield

$310K▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pittsfield home is worth about $310,000, up 1.1% in a year, 53% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market29

Sale-to-list100.1%

Sold in May46

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Safety in Pittsfield

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Safety Grade C-

Pittsfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pittsfield 5.8

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pittsfield 9.5

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Pittsfield

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School Grade C-

The public schools Pittsfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictPittsfieldSchools15

Silvio O Conte Community DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 379 students Egremont B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 376 students Morningside Community School DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 376 students Williams B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 264 students Crosby D-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 249 students Allendale CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 236 students

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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