Otis is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, home to about 1,624 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 01029 and 01253, and parts of 01008 and 01245 are in Otis too.
Homes sold for a median of $344 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,62446 per sq mi
Median home value$396,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$344Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Otis. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Otis
Distances
Nearest major airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Jersey City, NJ114 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY115 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Otis; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Otis
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts’s 1st DistrictRichard E. Neal (D)
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
Otis had 1,634 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 304th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Berkshire County grew from 95,667 residents in 1900 to 129,026 in 2020.
Berkshire County, 1900–2020
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lenox Dale, MA weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Berkshire County
50,051 jobs at 3,749 businesses in Berkshire County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Otis’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Fairview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Great Barrington15.6 miles
Baystate Noble HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Westfield16.7 miles
Berkshire Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pittsfield20.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
1
Mental health providers
1
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 Otis
Libraries (1 nearby)
Otis Public Library and Museum1.3 mi
Museums
Chester Historical Museum (Methodist Church)7.5 mi
Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail)7.5 mi
Chester Railway Museum7.7 mi
Horse Barn Exhibits7.8 mi
Carriage Barn - Exhibits7.8 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Farmington River Reg. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Farmington River ElementaryOtis
Pre-K–6
124
Public
1.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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