--- entity_id: city:us:geonames:4938157 entity_type: city name: Great Barrington country_code: US country: United States slug: great-barrington canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/great-barrington.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/great-barrington.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/us/great-barrington snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-11 fact_count: 20 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: useful indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/ citation_title: "Great Barrington, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Great Barrington Great Barrington is a city in the United States, and the figures below are its published values. Residents of Great Barrington numbered 2,234 at the end of 2020. Great Barrington's unemployment stood at 3.25% at the end of 2024. Great Barrington was home to 172 foreign residents at the end of 2024. ## Mobility Great Barrington's nearest airport was BDL, 63 km away and offered 26 direct destinations. ## Population At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 3.7 km². Great Barrington's population density measured 624.5 people per km² at the end of 2024. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were −5.5°C in January and 20.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 78.2 mm in January and 97 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 172 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 2,331 people | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population | `population_total` | 2,234 people | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Median monthly rent | `rent_median_city_eur_month` | 1,025 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-11 | stale | supplemental | [4] | | Safety City Property Crime Count | `safety_city_property_crime_count` | 46 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [5] | | Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 2,352 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-09-11 | stale | supplemental | [6] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.25 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -0.222 · Feb 1.89 · Mar 6.28 · Apr 13.44 · May 20.44 · Jun 24.89 · Jul 27.72 · Aug 27 · Sep 22.39 · Oct 15.17 · Nov 8.22 · Dec 2.28 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -10.72 · Feb -10.28 · Mar -5.94 · Apr -0.111 · May 6.11 · Jun 11.22 · Jul 13.89 · Aug 12.89 · Sep 8.61 · Oct 2.72 · Nov -2.39 · Dec -7 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -5.5 · Feb -4.22 · Mar 0.167 · Apr 6.67 · May 13.28 · Jun 18.06 · Jul 20.78 · Aug 19.94 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 8.94 · Nov 2.94 · Dec -2.33 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 78.23 · Feb 59.44 · Mar 82.8 · Apr 82.55 · May 115.8 · Jun 109.7 · Jul 97.03 · Aug 96.77 · Sep 113.5 · Oct 106.7 · Nov 73.91 · Dec 87.12 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 3.73 km² | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [9] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 958.6 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [10] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 7.38 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 624.5 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Safety City Crime Covered Population | `safety_city_crime_covered_population` | 7,263 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [5] | | Safety City Violent Crime Count | `safety_city_violent_crime_count` | 23 offenses/year | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [5] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 26 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [11] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 63 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | BDL | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [12] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)](https://www.ed.gov/adult-programs) — State Language Course · U.S. Department of Education · English · checked 2026-08-10 - [USCIS English and citizenship class finder](https://my.uscis.gov/) — Civic Orientation · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · English · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [American Job Centers](https://www.usa.gov/job-help) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Great Barrington when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: no — [official source](https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United States country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-states/). ## Sources 1. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) — Official source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/latest?table_ids=B05012%2CB23025&geo_ids=16000US2517860%2C16000US2518980%2C16000US2519365%2C16000US2524855%2C16000US2526780%2C16000US2528460%2C16000US2530175%2C16000US2530420%2C16000US2531575%2C16000US2531680 2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey — Official source — https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME%2CB01003_001E%2CB01003_001M&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A%2A 3. U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 — Official source — https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/26/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=GEOID%2CNAME%2CBASENAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CPLACENS%2CPOP100%2CMTFCC%2CLSADC%2CFUNCSTAT&returnGeometry=false&f=json 4. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25064 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — Community source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B25064&geo_ids=16000US2526780 5. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/s3/signedurl?key=cius%2F2025%2Foffenses-known-to-le-2025.zip 6. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) — Community source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B20002&geo_ids=16000US2526780 7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USC00194131.csv 8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USC00301761.csv 9. U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) — Official source — https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=GEOID,NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,INTPTLAT,INTPTLON,LSADC,FUNCSTAT,BASENAME&returnGeometry=false&f=json 10. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting — Official source — https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home 11. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 12. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Great Barrington, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_great-barrington-united-states-rent-salary-jobs-safety_4615fa720a1b, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Great Barrington, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Great Barrington, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/ - Title: Great Barrington, United States: rent, salary, jobs, safety - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/great-barrington/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/great-barrington.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/great-barrington.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/great-barrington - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json