Town guide

Egremont, Massachusetts

Egremont is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, home to about 1,230 people across 19 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 01230.

Homes sold for a median of $378 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,23066 per sq mi
Median home value$664,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$378Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Egremont

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Egremont

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ109 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY110 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Egremont; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Egremont

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Egremont had 1,372 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 316th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Berkshire County grew from 95,667 residents in 1900 to 129,026 in 2020.

Egremont population by census2000: 1,345, 2010: 1,225, 2020: 1,3721,34520001,22520101,3722020

Berkshire County, 1900–2020

Berkshire County population, 1900 to 20201900: 95,667, 1910: 105,259, 1920: 113,033, 1930: 120,700, 1940: 122,273, 1950: 132,966, 1960: 142,135, 1970: 149,402, 1980: 145,110, 1990: 139,352, 2000: 134,953, 2010: 131,219, 2020: 129,02696K’00’10113K’20’30122K’40’50142K’60’70145K’80’90135K’00’10129K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 49.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EgremontJan: high 32°F, low 13°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 14°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 21°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 32°F, 3.8 in; May: high 69°F, low 43°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 52°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 57°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 55°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 48°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 37°F, 4.8 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 28°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 19°F, 4.5 in32°13°Jan3.535°14°Feb3.143°21°Mar3.756°32°Apr3.869°43°May4.277°52°Jun4.882°57°Jul4.581°55°Aug4.272°48°Sep4.559°37°Oct4.847°28°Nov3.636°19°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lenox Dale, MA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Berkshire County

50,051 jobs at 3,749 businesses in Berkshire County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Berkshire CountyHealth care and social assistance: 10,798 jobs; Retail trade: 7,738 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,099 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,875 jobs; Educational services: 3,481 jobs; Professional services: 2,997 jobs; Construction: 2,499 jobs; Other services: 2,130 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 10% Educational services 7% Professional services 6% Construction 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

214 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Egremont.

Nearest hospitals

  • Fairview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Great BarringtonUnder a mile
  • Berkshire Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pittsfield19.1 miles
  • Columbia Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Hudson21.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors30
Specialist doctors27
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers93
Physical and occupational therapists25
Optometrists1
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies6

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Egremont

Parks (8 nearby)

  • McAllister Park · 100 acres1.1 mi
  • John P Tracey Park · 9 acres0.8 mi
  • Memorial Field · 4 acres0.2 mi
  • Grove Street Park · 2 acres0.5 mi
  • William Stanley Park · 1 acres0.2 mi
  • Grover's Corner · 1 acres0.2 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Gorham & Norton0.1 mi
  • Big Y1.1 mi
  • Guido's Marketplace1.2 mi
  • Market 321.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.3 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Mason LIbrary<0.1 mi
  • E.C. Harwood Library2.1 mi

Museums

  • Chesterwood Museum5.1 mi
  • Sheffield Historical Society5.9 mi
  • Chesterwood6.2 mi
  • Procter Museum & Archives6.4 mi
  • Norman Rockwell Museum6.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center0.2 mi
  • Community Access to the Arts1.5 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Egremont

Public schools here are run by Berkshire Hills. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mountainside PreschoolGreat BarringtonPre-K9Public4.0 mi
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary SchoolGreat BarringtonPre-K–4365Public3.9 mi
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle SchoolGreat Barrington5–8326Public3.7 mi
Monument Mt Regional HighGreat Barrington9–12431Public4.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Berkshire Waldorf SchoolGreat BarringtonPre-K–8166Nonsectarian2.5 mi
Bard Academy at Simons RockGreat Barrington9–1047Nonsectarian1.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Great Barrington, Sheffield, New Marlborough and Alford.

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