Living Near Adams
31 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Adams, and roughly 851 recorded job links connect residents across the region to workplaces there (2022, jobs rather than unique people). Minutes are town centre to workplace on open roads, without traffic, your street and your rush hour will differ.
Within 20 Minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Berkshire | 11 min | $305,000 | $3,227/yr | cable | yes | ≈128 |
| North Adams Berkshire | 11 min | $191,450 | $3,057/yr | cable | yes | ≈286 |
| Clarksburg Berkshire | 14 min | $211,100 | $2,594/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈50 |
| Savoy Berkshire | 19 min | $207,950 | $3,019/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈23 |
| Lanesborough Berkshire | 20 min | $309,850 | $5,357/yr | cable | yes | ≈26 |
| Williamstown Berkshire | 20 min | $466,450 | $7,182/yr | cable | yes | ≈45 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Berkshire | 24 min | $289,650 | $3,192/yr | town fibre | yes | ≈8 |
| Plainfield Hampshire | 26 min | $244,850 | $4,300/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Dalton Berkshire | 27 min | $315,300 | $5,319/yr | cable | yes | ≈40 |
| Florida Berkshire | 29 min | $213,000 | $1,764/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈40 |
| Pittsfield Berkshire | 29 min | $256,500 | $4,516/yr | cable | yes | ≈129 |
| Monroe Franklin | 30 min | $146,400 | $1,483/yr | cable | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| New Ashford Berkshire | 31 min | $442,500 | $2,513/yr | town fibre | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Cummington Hampshire | 35 min | $330,000 | $4,122/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
35 to 50 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley Franklin | 39 min | $250,300 | $4,055/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Hancock Berkshire | 40 min | $352,600 | $769/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈4 |
| Worthington Hampshire | 41 min | $350,300 | $4,880/yr | cable | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Peru Berkshire | 42 min | $267,800 | $4,309/yr | cable | yes | ≈6 |
| Ashfield Franklin | 43 min | $359,500 | $5,116/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Hinsdale Berkshire | 43 min | $355,700 | $3,781/yr | cable | yes | ≈9 |
| Charlemont Franklin | 44 min | $277,400 | $4,663/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Goshen Hampshire | 44 min | $338,000 | $4,700/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Lenox Berkshire | 44 min | $543,800 | $5,488/yr | cable | yes | ≈5 |
| Richmond Berkshire | 45 min | $531,400 | $5,447/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈10 |
| Chesterfield Hampshire | 46 min | $360,500 | $5,501/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Washington Berkshire | 46 min | $336,450 | $4,650/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Buckland Franklin | 48 min | $315,300 | $5,278/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| West Stockbridge Berkshire | 48 min | $535,700 | $5,629/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Becket Berkshire | 49 min | $328,200 | $3,170/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Lee Berkshire | 49 min | $371,350 | $4,411/yr | cable | yes | ≈10 |
| Rowe Franklin | 49 min | $285,550 | $1,496/yr | town fibre | tuitions out | below the count floor |
Reading This Honestly
- Drive times are computed town centre to workplace over the open road network, free of traffic. A hilltown's own roads, snow, and rush hour all add real minutes.
- Median home values are assessed values from the towns' own rolls, asking prices run different, usually higher.
- Recorded job links come from the 2022 Massachusetts main LODES file. Both home and workplace are in Massachusetts; interstate commutes are excluded. These are jobs, not unique people or daily trips. Only the top 25 origins or destinations are retained.
- "Tuitions out" means older students attend a neighbouring district by arrangement, every grade has a school.
Sources
- Drive times from openrouteservice by HeiGIT, map data from OpenStreetMap; town assessment rolls and certified tax rates. Checked 2026-11-02.
- Federal commute census (LODES). Figures through 2022.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.