Local servicesHospitalAusten Riggs Center10.5 miPost officeBecket Post Office3.2 miTown hallBecket Town Hall3.3 miPoliceBecket Police Department3.3 miFire stationBecket Fire Department Station 12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBerkshire Community College15.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL33 miInterstateI-902.5 miUS highwayUS 202.2 miAmtrakPittsfield, MA PIT13 miCoachLee (Premium Outlets)Peter Pan (BZ)6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:15 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:18 am – 4:23 pm
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People2,588 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.11,201 householdsMedian household income $82,773Median home value $352,200Median rent $1,488 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,204 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,269 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 32 minutes81% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 13°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month June77 in of snow a year, on about 52 days8 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lenox Dale station, 7 mi away; snow from Worthington
Nearby landmarksBuckley Dunton Lakelake · 1.4 miBecket Mountainpeak · 1.8 miPalmer Brook Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miWadsworth Hillpeak · 1.3 miYokum Pondlake · under a mileSandwash Reservoirreservoir · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorth Becket Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.6 miOctober Mountain State Foreststate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 6,686 acresBecket Center Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.7 miShales Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 237 acresWalnut Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 539 acresFarmington River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 151 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199443 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200021 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBerkshire County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured76 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 124main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkshire County monitors, MA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPittsfield Dpu Water Deptserves 43,927 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,835 ft559 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
