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In Adams, unemployment is 6.3% (2024).

Adams numbered 5,466 residents at the end of 2020. Adams registered an unemployment rate of 6.27% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 119 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population5,466people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary3,869EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent856.4EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate6.27%country median 4.6% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime1,510offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 5% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.84µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 75% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 81% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Adams?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Adams.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Adams recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan17Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)966.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent856.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official
Recorded property crimes104 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Is Adams a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 48–66%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–56%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–72%
Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Adams?

The median gross salary is about 3,869 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Adams?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 6.27 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5
Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Adams is 6.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary3,869 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate6.27 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official

What does a salary buy in Adams?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Adams median gross pay: €3,869 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,975of €3,024 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,024
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €967
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,975
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Adams Salary needed to live in Adams

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Adams. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
Open official service
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Adams. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents458.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Adams when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Adams?

Police recorded about 1,510 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 1,510 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7
Recorded crime across major citiesAdams highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Adams highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Adams1,510
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,510 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7Official
Recorded violent crimes25 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Mobility and administration

Adams's nearest airport was ALB, 58 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport19 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport58 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)ALB3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Adams. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Adams.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Adams stood at 5.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −4.8°C in January to 20.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Adams?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.84 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Adams is 5.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.84 µg/m³31 Dec 2024U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData15Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.222 · Feb 1.83 · Mar 6.44 · Apr 13.83 · May 20.33 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 27.17 · Aug 26.11 · Sep 22.28 · Oct 15.56 · Nov 9.11 · Dec 3.11 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.83 · Feb -9.17 · Mar -4.72 · Apr 0.833 · May 6.61 · Jun 11.67 · Jul 14.28 · Aug 13.39 · Sep 9.33 · Oct 3.56 · Nov -1.28 · Dec -5.83 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.83 · Feb -3.67 · Mar 0.833 · Apr 7.33 · May 13.44 · Jun 18.17 · Jul 20.72 · Aug 19.72 · Sep 15.83 · Oct 9.56 · Nov 3.94 · Dec -1.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.01 · Feb 50.04 · Mar 78.23 · Apr 79.25 · May 94.74 · Jun 112 · Jul 104.9 · Aug 113.5 · Sep 107.2 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 82.55 · Dec 79.25 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading21.3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.79 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)15Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Syracuse ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 6.3 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 855.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Adams?

The published population was 5,466 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202014

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area6.34 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)12Official
Foreign-resident share2.19 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Foreign residents119 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population density855.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population5,466 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202014Official
Population covered by crime statistics7,954 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Adams

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as an Adams alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 522 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 2.2% Adams+1456%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 5,466 Adams+816%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,869 Adams+58%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.3% Adams−42%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 1,510 (2024) Adamsno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.8 µg/m³ Adamssame level
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Adams

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Adams, nearest in population first.

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Monaca5,466 residentsCarlinville5,465 residentsMaplewood5,469 residentsCarolina Shores5,463 residentsAlfred5,471 residentsLaBelle5,472 residents

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Is Adams part of Pittsfield?

Adams is in the published commuting zone of Pittsfield; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Pittsfield city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Adams?

The published population was 5,466 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Adams?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Adams?

Police recorded about 1,510 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

What is the typical salary in Adams?

The median gross salary is about 3,869 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Adams?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Adams?

119 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Adams a good place to live?

Adams may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Adams part of Pittsfield?

Adams is in the published commuting zone of Pittsfield; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Adams?

Pittsfield, North Adams are near Adams. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  1. 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  2. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  4. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  5. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  6. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  7. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  7. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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