Berkshire County · Massachusetts · Northeast · 43k residents
Pittsfield, MA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Pittsfield: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Massachusetts median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,298/wk. Massachusetts's corporate income tax rate is 8%. Commercial electricity averages 20.9¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,298/wk
Corporate income tax
8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.2%
Commercial electricity
20.9¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Pittsfield's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
30/100
Cooling
Ranks Pittsfield's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $256,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $400 |
| Property tax rate | 1.14% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $903/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,263/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5% |
| Sales tax | 6.25% |
| Corporate income tax | 8% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,298/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.2% |
| Commercial electricity | 20.9¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 43.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $154,860 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $104,950 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,210 |
| Wage: Customer service | $44,650 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $39,060 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,330 |
| Wage: Electrician | $74,780 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $35,540 |
| Cost of living index | 98 |
| Groceries index | 108 |
| Utilities | $245/mo |
| Transit pass | $90/mo |
| Gas price | $3.35/gal |
| Healthcare index | 108 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,900/mo |
| Median household income | $70,582 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% |
| Population | 43k |
| Crime index | 30/100 |
| School rating | 8.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 84/100 |
| Avg. commute | 30 min |
| Sunny days / year | 200 days |
| July high | 79°F |
| January low | 14°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +1.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +5.3% |
| Rent MoM | +0.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.4% |
| Building permits YoY | -20.0% |
| Ocean coast | 85 mi |
| Big lake | 67 mi |
| Mountains | 13 mi |
| Major airport | 35 mi |
| Ski resort | 8 mi |
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- Is Pittsfield a good place to run a business?
- Massachusetts's corporate income tax rate is 8%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,298/wk; commercial electricity averages 20.9¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Pittsfield, MA?
- Pittsfield indexes at 98 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,263/mo and a acs median home value of $256,900.
- How much does a house cost in Pittsfield?
- The acs median home value in Pittsfield is $256,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Pittsfield?
- A two-bedroom in Pittsfield rents for about $1,263/mo.