Pittsfield

The City of Pittsfield is the cultural, commercial, legal, and medical center of the Berkshires. Downtown Pittsfield is home to the gilded-age Colonial Theatre.

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Welcome to Pittsfield 

The City of Pittsfield is the cultural, commercial, legal, and medical center of the Berkshires. Downtown Pittsfield is home to the gilded-age Colonial Theatre, the Berkshire Museum, the Beacon Cinema (multi-plex), the Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Athenaeum, Wahconah Park and Hebert Arboretum. In recent years, the city has undergone a transformation with significant investment in the historic downtown, including a variety of new restaurants (French, Japanese, Sushi, Mexican, American, etc.), condominium and other residential developments and cultural attractions.


Colonial Theatre circa 1918

The Colonial Theatre, dating from 1903, was named by Hillary Clinton as a National Historic Treasure in 1998. The community invested more than $22 million to refurbish the 100-year old Colonial Theatre, one of the only theaters of its kind from the Vaudeville age and has been described as the “one of the finest acoustical theaters in the world.”


Barrington Stage Company, the Tony Award-winning producer of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee invested millions into its newly renovated stage in downtown Pittsfield, along with the development of other stages within the downtown for smaller performances. Barrington Stage’s head of its Musical Theatre Lab, William Finn, told the Boston Globe that he was determined to make Pittsfield the “epicenter of the musical theater universe.”


The Berkshire Museum, the oldest and most diverse museum in the Berkshires, has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation that incorporated a state-of-the-art air control system that will allow it to attract world-class exhibits.


Many of the Berkshires’ oldest homes, dating to the mid-18th century, can be found in Pittsfield, as well as many historic neighborhoods dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century.


 

Overview for Pittsfield, MA

43,890 people live in Pittsfield, where the median age is 44.6 and the average individual income is $37,356. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Total Population

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Around Pittsfield, MA

There's plenty to do around Pittsfield, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.

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Points of Interest

Explore popular things to do in the area, including Spirited, Ben & Jerry’s, and Dairy Cone.

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Dining · $$ 3.49 miles 29 reviews 5/5 stars
Dining · $ 0.61 miles 10 reviews 4.9/5 stars
Dining · $ 0.9 miles 9 reviews 4.9/5 stars
Dining 0.39 miles 9 reviews 4.9/5 stars
Dining · $$ 4.48 miles 93 reviews 4.9/5 stars
Dining 1.04 miles 20 reviews 4.9/5 stars

Demographics and Employment Data for Pittsfield, MA

Pittsfield has 19,290 households, with an average household size of 2.22. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Pittsfield do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 43,890 people call Pittsfield home. The population density is 1,084.55 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

43,890

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44.6

Median Age

48.45 / 51.55%

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Schools in Pittsfield, MA

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The following schools are within or nearby Pittsfield. The rating and statistics can serve as a starting point to make baseline comparisons on the right schools for your family. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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