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The median home value in Berkshire County, MA is $395,409 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.95% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$395,409
Year-over-Year
+1.95%
National Rank
#466 of 3071
Berkshire County ranks 12th out of 14 counties in MA by median home price, and is +68.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MA, the typical county has a median home value of $694,439, making Berkshire County -43.1% below the MA state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,013 a year against a typical home value of $395,409 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.2×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 87% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Berkshire County recorded a violent crime rate of 469 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,320 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 91,612 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Berkshire County is $395,409. That's up 1.95% from a year earlier. That is about 68.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Berkshire County the 12th most expensive of 14 counties in Massachusetts.
Median household income here is $76,013, so a typical home costs about 5.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Berkshire County recorded 469 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 91,612 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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