Cost of living in Housatonic, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,491 a month.
Housatonic is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here.
- People
- 1,113
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,491
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- Not published
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $437,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- HUD county or town rent
Housatonic, Massachusetts has about 1,113 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $437,000.
We could not match one HUD fair-market rent to Berkshire County. Some counties have more than one HUD rent, and we do not average them.
In the Pittsfield, MA metro area, prices sit at 95.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Housatonic's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Housatonic's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 121 have higher typical rent than Housatonic.
Nearby places
- Great Barrington
Typical rent $1,188
Compare with Housatonic - Lee
Typical rent $801
Compare with Housatonic - Lenox
Typical rent $854
Compare with Housatonic - Philmont
Typical rent $1,193
Compare with Housatonic - Chatham
Typical rent $1,080
Compare with Housatonic - Pittsfield
Typical rent $1,134
Compare with Housatonic - Valatie
Typical rent $842
- Lorenz Park
Typical rent $2,031
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Massachusetts
Bigger places in Massachusetts
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.