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Population (year 2000): 1,667
Males: 694  (41.6%)
Females: 973  (58.4%)

Berkshire County

Median resident age:  50.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01240.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,400 (it was $35,662 in 2000)
Lenox  $44,400
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $249,200 (it was $170,500 in 2000)
Lenox  $249,200
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Lenox:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Lenox: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (23.0%), Irish (22.0%), German (10.1%), French (9.2%), Italian (8.5%), French Canadian (7.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1775

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 1.79 square miles.

Population density: 932 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lenox

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lenox CDP

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

163 residents are foreign born (6.0% Europe, 3.2% Latin America).

This place:  9.8%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lenox, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lenox to the number of sex offenders is 1667 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lenox:  1.3% ($2,154)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (40.1 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (106.9 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (112.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lee, MA (4.3 miles ), Stockbridge, MA (4.7 miles ), Richmond, MA (5.5 miles ), Pittsfield, MA (6.9 miles ), West Stockbridge, MA (7.8 miles ), Washington, MA (8.8 miles ), Tyringham, MA (9.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $210,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $189,200
  • 1999: 31 buildings, average cost: $148,500
  • 2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $217,700
  • 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $224,700
  • 2002: 35 buildings, average cost: $241,100
  • 2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $346,700
  • 2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $387,300
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $417,600
  • 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $373,300
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $309,100

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Latitude: 42.36 N, Longitude: 73.28 W


39 people in nursing homes

Area code: 413

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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  6.00
US city average:  3.00

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Lenox-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Lenox place center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 14.8 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lenox:
  • NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)
  • BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA)
  • FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lenox, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lenox:
  • BARNES MUNI (about 43 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 45 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 52 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lenox:
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 5 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID: PSF)
  • GREAT BARRINGTON (about 15 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; ID: GBR)
  • HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (about 24 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA; ID: AQW)

Amtrak station near Lenox:
  • 7 miles: PITTSFIELD (DEPOT ST. BTW NORTH & CENTER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lenox:
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 32 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • SUNY AT ALBANY (about 45 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 14,168)
Public high school in Lenox:
  • LENOX MEMORIAL HIGH (Students: 476; Location: 197 EAST STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle school in Lenox:
  • MORRIS (Students: 361; Location: 129 WEST STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Lenox:
  • BERKSHIRE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 312; Location: PO BOX 867; Grades: PK - 9)
  • VALLEYHEAD INC (Students: 48; Location: P O BOX 714; Grades: UG - UG; Girls only)
  • BERKSHIRE COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 36; Location: PO BOX 1980; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Lenox:
  • LENOX LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating income: $622,839; Location: 18 MAIN ST.; 67,289 books; 7,274 audio materials; 1,656 video materials; 139 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lenox: Berkshire Performing Arts Center (A), Blacksmith Museum (B), Lenox Library (C), Lenox Library Association Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Intown Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Lenox: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Saint Anns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Lenox Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum (Willow Creek Road), Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio (Museums; 92 Hawthorne Street), Edith Wharton Restoration-The Mount (Museums; 2 Plunkett Street), Lenox Chamber Of Commerce (5 Walker).

Hotels: Days Inn of Lenox (194 Pittsfield Road), Gables Inn (81 Walker Street), Apple Tree Inn & Restaurant (10 Richmond Mountain Road), Econo Lodge Lenox (130 Pittsfield Road), Garden Gables Inn (135 Main Street), Blantyre (Blantyre Road Po Box 995), Knights Inn Lenox MA (474 Pittsfield Road), Howard Johnson Express Inn (462 Pittsfield Rd), Seven Hills Country Inn and Restaurant (40 Plunkett Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lenox and their reported violations in the past:

KRIPALU CENTER (Population served: 450, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2001)
  • 8 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lenox that have no violations reported:
  • LENOX DPW WATER DIVISION (Population served: 9800, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This place:  1.8 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  43.7%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  12.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

Lenox compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Lenox (2007 data):
  • The Lenox National Bank: at 7 Main Street, branch established on 1889-04-18; North Lenox Branch at 645 Pittsfield Road, branch established on 1973-08-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.0 mil, Deposits: $40.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices
  • Legacy Banks: Lenox Savings Bank Branch at 25 Main Street, branch established on 1890-01-01; Holmes Road Branch at Holmes Road And Routes 7 And 20, branch established on 1977-10-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $771.3 mil, Deposits: $522.7 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices



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3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.71%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County:  0.19%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampden County, MA  0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY  0.12% ($36,952)


4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.39%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA  0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA  0.20% ($30,755)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lenox:
  • WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBEC (1420 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WBRK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lenox:
  • WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBRK-FM (101.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTBR-FM (89.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: PITTSFIELD PUBLIC SCHL. COMMITTEE)

TV broadcast stations around Lenox:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W07AI (Channel 7; PITTSFIELD, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)

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