What is the median rent in Stockbridge, MA?

The median gross rent in Stockbridge, MA is $858 (±$375) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 120 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Stockbridge, the median gross rent went from $853 in 2015–2019 to $858 in 2020–2024 (+0.6%).

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 gross rent
$858 (±$375)
Rented homes
120 (±52)
$2,000 or more
16.7%
Since 2015–2019
+0.6%

How much rent costs in Stockbridge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentStockbridgeBerkshire CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $50015.0% (±17.6 points)14.8%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $99945.8% (±28.9 points)28.6%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49922.5% (±24.4 points)33.2%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±29.0 points)11.0%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4994.2% (±6.2 points)5.3%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±29.0 points)2.2%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more12.5% (±13.6 points)4.9%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 45.8% of renting households.

16.7% of rented homes in Stockbridge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Stockbridge against Berkshire County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
StockbridgeBerkshire CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$858 (±$375)$1,097 (±$42)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent120 (±52)16,275 (±965)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In Stockbridge, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berkshire County ($1,097).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Berkshire County, Stockbridge ranks 25 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 326 of 333.

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

How rent in Stockbridge has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$853 (±$195)$858 (±$375)+0.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent35.5% (±7.2 points)16.7% (±6.9 points)−18.8 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate5.9% (±6.2 points)0.0% (±26.5 points)−5.9 percentage pointsNot 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.

Median gross rent in places near Stockbridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stockbridge
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Stockbridge—$858 (±$375)—
West Stockbridge3.4 mi$1,518 (±$281)Higher
Lee (community)3.7 mi$801 (±$436)Not measurably different
Lenox (community)4.5 mi$854 (±$598)Not measurably different
Housatonic4.5 mi$1,491 (±$462)Higher
Lee4.6 mi$1,375 (±$212)Higher
Lenox5.3 mi$1,091 (±$238)Not measurably different
Great Barrington5.6 mi$1,314 (±$239)Higher
Richmond5.9 mi$1,593 (±$299)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Stockbridge, MA ($1,518), Housatonic, MA ($1,491), Lee, MA ($1,375).

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

Median gross rent across Berkshire County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
19Lenox$1,091 (±$238)
20Tyringham$1,050 (±$393)
21Adams$963 (±$74)
22New Ashford$960 (±$113)
23Dalton$872 (±$70)
24Florida$867 (±$256)
25Stockbridge$858 (±$375)
26North Adams$793 (±$113)

Showing 8 of 26 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 Stockbridge

What is the average rent in Stockbridge, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Stockbridge is $858 (±$375) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Stockbridge?

In Stockbridge, the median gross rent went from $853 in 2015–2019 to $858 in 2020–2024 (+0.6%).

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

How many rentals in Stockbridge cost more than $2,000 a month?

16.7% of rented homes in Stockbridge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 15.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Stockbridge higher than in Berkshire County?

In Stockbridge, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berkshire County ($1,097).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Stockbridge town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:67595, 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 B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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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