Housing data for Colrain, MA
Colrain, MA has an estimated 1,627 residents and 790 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Franklin County.
13.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,102 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,627 (±200)
- Housing units
- 790 (±91)
- Households that rent
- 13.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,102
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −8.1%
What stands out in Colrain
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±9.0 points) in Colrain, lower than in Franklin County (11.8%).
Households that rent: 13.5% (±6.5 points) in Colrain, lower than in Franklin County (29.9%).
Households without a vehicle: 1.3% (±1.1 points) in Colrain, lower than in Franklin County (7.9%).
Working from home: 8.4% (±2.6 points) in Colrain, lower than in Franklin County (15.1%).
Housing in Colrain at a glance
- Median rent: $1,102 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,133 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 46.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 13.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $80,673 median household income
- Home values: $284,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,742 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,317 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 58.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 72.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 37.0% heat with wood
- Commute and cars: 33.6 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −8.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 17.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 6.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Colrain against Franklin County, its state and the nation
| Colrain | Franklin County | Massachusetts | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,627 (±200) | 70,944 (exact) | 7,044,056 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 790 (±91) | 34,528 (±118) | 3,030,406 (±453) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 13.5% (±6.5 points) | 29.9% (±1.4 points) | 37.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,102 (±$77) | $1,177 (±$47) | $1,762 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $80,673 (±$9,695) | $74,907 (±$3,304) | $103,960 (±$527) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $284,300 (±$13,739) | $329,000 (±$5,825) | $562,100 (±$2,169) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,317 (±$311) | $4,720 (±$79) | $5,992 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 72.0% (±11.4 points) | 70.6% (±2.5 points) | 67.4% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 33.6 minutes (±4.2) | 23.8 minutes (±0.8) | 29.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.3% (±5.5 points) | 91.3% (±1.1 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 49.6 years (±8.7) | 47.2 years (±0.3) | 40.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Colrain covers 43.1 square miles of land, about 38 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Colrain has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,771 (±165) | 1,627 (±200) | −8.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 919 (±69) | 790 (±91) | −14.0% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $953 (±$39) | $1,102 (±$77) | +15.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $217,300 (±$20,604) | $284,300 (±$13,739) | +30.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $62,689 (±$8,001) | $80,673 (±$9,695) | +28.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,463 (±$124) | $1,742 (±$140) | +19.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,543 (±$187) | $4,317 (±$311) | +21.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 17.0% (±5.1 points) | 13.5% (±6.5 points) | −3.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.9% (±9.4 points) | 0.0% (±33.8 points) | −5.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Colrain
In 2025, the Colrain Police Department reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Franklin County, the departments that report recorded 265 violent and 697 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
ZIP codes in Colrain
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01340 | 83% | 1,759 | $1,102 | $283,200 | $78,804 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Colrain
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyden | 4.2 mi | $1,917 | $372,900 | 6.6% |
| Shelburne | 5.5 mi | $1,080 | $405,400 | 32.2% |
| Heath | 5.7 mi | — | $295,000 | 11.7% |
| Shelburne Falls | 6.2 mi | $1,107 | $314,500 | 40.2% |
| Halifax | 6.5 mi | $875 | $267,500 | 13.4% |
| Guilford | 7.2 mi | $1,283 | $312,600 | 19.9% |
| Bernardston | 7.7 mi | $1,283 | $332,000 | 22.1% |
| Greenfield | 8.0 mi | $1,107 | $263,100 | 44.3% |
Places in Massachusetts most like Colrain
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | $1,104 | $281,900 | $89,390 | 17.5% |
| Huntington | $1,334 | $293,100 | $94,398 | 14.9% |
| Rowe | $1,313 | $275,000 | $69,583 | 9.2% |
| Blandford | $1,047 | $287,900 | $91,902 | 3.2% |
| Erving | $1,163 | $271,800 | $77,656 | 18.5% |
| East Brookfield (community) | $1,134 | $364,700 | $69,837 | 22.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Massachusetts.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Colrain, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,311 | $1,439 | $1,882 | $2,242 | $2,473 |
HUD income limits for Colrain, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $27,650 | $46,000 | $73,650 |
| 2 people | $31,600 | $52,550 | $84,200 |
| 3 people | $35,550 | $59,200 | $94,700 |
| 4 people | $39,450 | $65,750 | $105,200 |
| 5 people | $42,650 | $71,050 | $113,650 |
| 6 people | $45,800 | $76,300 | $122,050 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $81,550 | $130,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $86,800 | $138,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Franklin County, MA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $109,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Colrain
How many renters are there in Colrain?
Colrain has an estimated 97 (±51) renting households, 13.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Colrain?
The median household income in Colrain is $80,673 (±$9,695) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Colrain, MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $284,300 (±$13,739) for owner-occupied homes in Colrain (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Colrain?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Colrain, MA is $1,742 (±$140) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Colrain?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Colrain, MA is $4,317 (±$311) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Colrain?
Colrain, MA has an estimated 790 (±91) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Colrain growing?
In Colrain, the number of residents went from 1,771 in 2015–2019 to 1,627 in 2020–2024 (−8.1%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Colrain?
The ZIP code that covers Colrain is 01340.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 01340?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 01340 is $1,102 (±$74) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Franklin County, MA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Franklin County, MA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Colrain Police Department (ORI MA0060500)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Colrain town, Franklin County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:14885, in state:25 county:011).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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 .