In an era when Massachusetts rental prices seem to be climbing faster than the stairs to a fifth-floor walkup, North Adams stands as a refreshing anomaly – a place where your housing budget can still breathe easy and maybe even take you out for dinner afterward.
Nestled in the northwestern corner of the Bay State, this former mill town has become something of a unicorn in New England’s rental landscape.
While Bostonians are surrendering small fortunes for studios the size of walk-in closets, North Adams residents are stretching out in spacious apartments with money left over to actually enjoy life.
The secret is getting out, but not so quickly that it’s spoiled the magic – this Berkshire gem offers that increasingly rare combination of cultural richness, natural beauty, and economic accessibility that makes you wonder if you’ve somehow stumbled through a portal to a more sensible dimension…