Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hinsdale’s best subject grades are an A for the outdoors and an A− for history. 38% of the land in Hinsdale is conserved, above both Massachusetts’ towns (19%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area, at 1,544 acres. Hinsdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hinsdale beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,253 in 1850, 1,919 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 4 maps from 1886 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Hinsdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hinsdale. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MountainMount Greylock
35 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
12 mi TheatreTanglewood
15 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell Museum
20 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
38 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hinsdale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hinsdale.
Hinsdale’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile, below the Massachusetts town median (1.8) and near the median of U.S. towns (0.4). 12 miles of trail wind through 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Appalachian Trail Corridor | 4 mi | 795 |
| 2. Windsor Brook Wildlife Conservation Easement | 2.2 mi | 1,390 |
| 3. Old Mill Trail, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) | 0.4 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Central Berkshire school district. Its one school is below. 185 students attend Hinsdale’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| KittredgeLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 185 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
The rent at the middle of the market for Hinsdale comes to $1,109 a month. In Hinsdale, nearly four in five households live in a home they own.
| Hinsdale | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,109 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hinsdale’s median household income is $78,000. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Hinsdale shed 146 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 171. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.1%.
| Hinsdale | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Hinsdale is 31 of 100. Expected losses in Hinsdale break down as 70% from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes. Flood insurance has paid one claim here since 1991.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For Hinsdale, the midsummer high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Hinsdale, 82% had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 32 in all: Hinsdale beats Massachusetts on 2 and trails on 10. 26% of adults here have been diagnosed with depression; 32% have obesity.
| Hinsdale | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hinsdale | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79% | 75.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hinsdale's reported crime rate is well below Massachusetts's. In Hinsdale, the rate of reported violence is 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 5 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Hinsdale | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hinsdale
About 8 of every 100 Hinsdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts.
Where Hinsdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Hinsdale.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Hinsdale is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The population was 1,919 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Hinsdale.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Peru | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dalton | #173 | B | C+ | A− | B− | A− |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hinsdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hinsdale reports no FBI crime data of its own. Peru and Washington aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hinsdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($76,013 across the Pittsfield, MA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
5 notable people were born here, including Francis E. Warren and Ashley B. Wright.
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