THE GREAT BARRINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western New England Marble Valleys setting.
Great Barrington town has 44.8 square miles of land in Berkshire County. Its Census reference point is in Western New England Marble Valleys, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Great Barrington and Berkshire County
Great Barrington is associated with Berkshire County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Great Barrington by land and water
The Census records 0.95 square miles of water within Great Barrington, or 2.1% of its total area. That share is close to Berkshire County’s 2.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Great Barrington town has 50.3 times the land area of nearby Housatonic CDP (0.89 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

