Best PlacesSouth Egremont, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Egremont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Egremont ranks 7,565th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Egremont
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
South Egremont's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Egremont ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
Where South Egremont ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute34.5 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Egremont
A household needs to earn about $166,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Egremont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,742, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses South Egremont's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Egremont
South Egremont runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Egremont.
Who works in South Egremont, and how
Work in South Egremont centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in South Egremont
South Egremont has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of South Egremont and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Egremont, month by month
South Egremont sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of South Egremont
Bradley International sits about 40 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around South Egremont
Schools across South Egremont average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Salisbury Central SchoolA · 68% proficient
- North Canaan Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Muddy Brook Regional Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- W.e.b. Du Bois Regional Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Taconic Hillsjunior/senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Monument Mt Regional HighA− · 65% proficient
- Mt Everett RegionalC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Egremont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Egremont measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare South Egremont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Egremont
Is South Egremont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Egremont ranks 7,565th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and fast internet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Egremont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $646,536. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $115,742 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is South Egremont safe?
Yes, South Egremont is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
Compare South Egremont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Egremont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Egremont represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
South Egremont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Egremont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Egremont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Egremont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Egremont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Egremont detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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