Cost of living in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts has about 1,845 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $314,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,882 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Shelburne Falls. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Massachusetts's prices sit at 105.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Shelburne Falls'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 Shelburne Falls's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Massachusetts was $4.439 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,130.72 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Massachusetts shares this price.

Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 174 have higher typical rent than Shelburne Falls.