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Great Barrington, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Great Barrington is a Census CDP of 2,331 people across 1.44 square miles of land, in Berkshire County. Median household income is $64,506, 58.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Great Barrington
What Great Barrington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,617
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerkshire County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Barrington
How many people live in Great Barrington
- Population2,331
- Median age47.9
- Population under 18403 plus or minus 164
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over677 plus or minus 207
- Share 65 and over29.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households1,033 plus or minus 210
- Family households458 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families44.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Great Barrington
- Median household income$64,506 plus or minus $23,742
- Per capita income$44,563 plus or minus $12,331
- Civilian labor force1,137 plus or minus 308
- Employed1,100 plus or minus 304
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over1,704
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Great Barrington
- Housing units1,122
- Occupied units1,033 plus or minus 210
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied607 plus or minus 124
- Renter occupied426 plus or minus 160
- Ownership rate58.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$524,700 plus or minus $138,041
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,188
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units755 plus or minus 155
- Share single family67.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more367 plus or minus 163
- Share in buildings of two or more32.7 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1941
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Great Barrington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute851 plus or minus 273
- Commuting under 15 minutes522 plus or minus 205
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.3 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more218 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone67.4 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home22.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Great Barrington
SBA loans in Great Barrington (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$7,761,100
- Average approval$408,479
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$4,600,000
- Jobs supported132
- Jobs per approval6.9
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.8 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Great Barrington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Great Barrington
SBA loans in Great Barrington (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$8,970,000
- Average approval$598,000
- Median approval$324,000
- Largest approval$3,335,000
- Jobs supported83
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Great Barrington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Great Barrington
Flood risk in Great Barrington
- NFIP communityTown of Great Barrington
- NFIP community number250024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/82
The Town of Great Barrington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250024 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Berkshire County, not Great Barrington
Berkshire County context, not Great Barrington figures
- Establishments in Berkshire County3,749
- Covered employment, Berkshire County57,946
- Average annual pay, Berkshire County$62,257
- Housing units permitted, Berkshire County127
Every figure in this section is published for Berkshire County as a whole and is not a measurement of Great Barrington.
All Berkshire County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Great Barrington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Great Barrington, Massachusetts?
2,331, in 1,033 households. Great Barrington CDP covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 1,617 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Great Barrington in?
Berkshire County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Great Barrington?
$64,506. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $524,700. Median gross rent is $1,188 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Great Barrington businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $7.8 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $9.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Great Barrington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Great Barrington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Great Barrington. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Great Barrington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Great Barrington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Great Barrington, town of, community 250024, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Great Barrington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berkshire County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Great Barrington.
Is zoning published for Great Barrington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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