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 Pittsfield, MAFramingham, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock 38.1
 Snowfall70.7  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days136.1 106.2
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock 85.8
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock 7
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.994 2443
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Framingham    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Great central location and easy access to major routs  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the reasons I moved here was for the ease of access to the city center of Boston, and also to get on the road in any direction... I still really appreciate that a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Potential option for a dual career couple commuting between Boston and Worcester.OK but not great schools-ethnically diverse but with little crime.Not snooty but your  More

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