Living Near Lenox
28 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Lenox, and roughly 2,222 people across the region already commute to work there. 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 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Berkshire | 9 min | $371,350 | $4,208/yr | cable | yes | ≈216 |
| Richmond Berkshire | 11 min | $531,400 | $5,447/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈24 |
| Stockbridge Berkshire | 12 min | $702,200 | $4,891/yr | cable | yes | ≈26 |
| West Stockbridge Berkshire | 14 min | $535,700 | $5,629/yr | cable | yes | ≈34 |
| Pittsfield Berkshire | 17 min | $256,500 | $4,516/yr | cable | yes | ≈1,254 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyringham Berkshire | 21 min | $563,500 | $3,736/yr | cable | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Dalton Berkshire | 26 min | $315,300 | $5,319/yr | cable | yes | ≈159 |
| Great Barrington Berkshire | 26 min | $518,000 | $7,024/yr | cable | yes | ≈86 |
| Lanesborough Berkshire | 27 min | $309,850 | $5,357/yr | cable | yes | ≈38 |
| Becket Berkshire | 30 min | $328,200 | $3,170/yr | town fibre | yes | ≈39 |
| Otis Berkshire | 30 min | $449,300 | $2,678/yr | town fibre | tuitions out | ≈16 |
| Monterey Berkshire | 32 min | $620,850 | $4,483/yr | no wired cable | yes | ≈13 |
| Alford Berkshire | 33 min | $1,066,450 | $4,340/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Cheshire Berkshire | 34 min | $305,000 | $3,227/yr | cable | yes | ≈36 |
| Washington Berkshire | 35 min | $336,450 | $4,650/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 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Hampden | 38 min | $214,100 | $3,867/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| New Ashford Berkshire | 38 min | $442,500 | $2,505/yr | town fibre | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Sheffield Berkshire | 38 min | $396,250 | $4,719/yr | cable | yes | ≈24 |
| Egremont Berkshire | 39 min | $601,400 | $3,957/yr | no wired cable | yes | ≈17 |
| New Marlborough Berkshire | 39 min | $534,100 | $3,851/yr | no wired cable | yes | ≈17 |
| Windsor Berkshire | 40 min | $289,650 | $2,731/yr | town fibre | yes | ≈14 |
| Hinsdale Berkshire | 42 min | $355,700 | $3,781/yr | cable | yes | ≈47 |
| Peru Berkshire | 42 min | $267,800 | $4,309/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Adams Berkshire | 43 min | $246,850 | $3,858/yr | cable | yes | ≈47 |
| Sandisfield Berkshire | 45 min | $407,100 | $3,212/yr | cable | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Hancock Berkshire | 48 min | $352,600 | $769/yr | cable | tuitions out | ≈15 |
| Westfield Hampden | 49 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Blandford Hampden | 50 min | $344,200 | $4,327/yr | town fibre | yes | 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.
- "Already commute" counts come from the federal commute census, which counts jobs by workplace, small flows fall below its floor and show as such, never as zero.
- "Tuitions out" means older students attend a neighbouring district by arrangement, every grade has a school.
Sources
- Drive times over the open road network (OpenStreetMap); town assessment rolls and certified tax rates. Checked 2026-08-05.
- 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.