What is the median home value in Alford, MA?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Alford, MA is $794,400 (±$143,755), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Alford, the median home value went from $653,000 in 2015–2019 to $794,400 in 2020–2024 (+21.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$794,400 (±$143,755)
Owner-occupied homes
201 (±42)
Most common range
$500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Alford

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueAlfordBerkshire CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $50,0001.0% (±1.4 points)3.0%1.9%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9990.0% (±18.9 points)2.7%1.0%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9990.0% (±18.9 points)5.8%1.1%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9990.0% (±18.9 points)9.7%2.0%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,9990.0% (±18.9 points)27.8%8.5%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99913.9% (±9.3 points)30.7%28.7%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99947.8% (±11.2 points)15.8%43.2%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more37.3% (±9.2 points)4.4%13.7%7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 47.8% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Alford against Berkshire County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AlfordBerkshire CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median home value$794,400 (±$143,755)$305,400 (±$9,204)$562,100 (±$2,169)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes201 (±42)40,263 (±868)1,741,158 (±8,598)84,210,142

In Alford, the median home value is higher than in Berkshire County ($305,400).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts ($562,100).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Berkshire County, Alford ranks 1 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 351.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Alford have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$653,000 (±$67,840)$794,400 (±$143,755)+21.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,300 (±$461)$3,708 (±$841)+61.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,182 (±$635)$3,913 (±$425)+23.0%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Alford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alford
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Alford—$794,400 (±$143,755)—
Housatonic3.7 mi$437,000 (±$46,898)Lower
West Stockbridge4.5 mi$535,700 (±$65,162)Lower
Town of Hillsdale5.1 mi$404,700 (±$63,363)Lower
Great Barrington5.3 mi$494,300 (±$60,540)Lower
Great Barrington (community)5.3 mi$524,700 (±$138,041)Lower
Egremont5.6 mi$664,900 (±$108,961)Not measurably different
Stockbridge6.3 mi$600,000 (±$98,976)Lower
Town of Austerlitz6.3 mi$467,600 (±$47,150)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Housatonic, MA ($437,000), West Stockbridge, MA ($535,700), Town of Hillsdale, NY ($404,700).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Berkshire County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
1Alford$794,400 (±$143,755)
2Mount Washington$714,300 (±$141,146)
3Tyringham$699,400 (±$96,231)
4Egremont$664,900 (±$108,961)
5New Marlborough$608,300 (±$91,208)
6Monterey$603,200 (±$57,083)
7Stockbridge$600,000 (±$98,976)

Showing 7 of 32 places in Berkshire County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alford

What is the average home value in Alford, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $794,400 (±$143,755) for owner-occupied homes in Alford (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Alford gone up?

In Alford, the median home value went from $653,000 in 2015–2019 to $794,400 in 2020–2024 (+21.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Alford sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Alford town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:00975, in state:25 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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