Berkshire Benchmarks is a collaborative effort to provide regional data and analysis. The Data Clearinghouse provides a one-stop-shop for data about the region and is intended to assist decision makers, service providers, and others who need reliable data to inform their work. The Regional Indicators defines what we want for our future and then tracks progress in achieving these goals.

Provides the Town of Adams with a dedicated GIS Coordinator from the BRPC staff to perform part-time mapping services including the following activities: overall management of the towns GIS; development of maps for grant applications; mapping of existing town projects; updating of various town data layers.

The Berkshire Benchmarks program's website will be maintained with updated data and indicators, and a state of the county update for FY25 will be developed. Support for the continuation of Berkshire Benchmarks is through Berkshires Tomorrow.

Berkshire United Way provides funding to support the development of Berkshire Benchmarks, support BUW's strategic planning work, and provide support for their Community Impact work.

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is assisting BERK12 in providing data and projections for the Mohawk Trail - Hawlemont school district sustainability study.

This project will establish a regionalized municipal cybersecurity program in Berkshire County. This project will support communities in Berkshire County to make their internet-based information technology systems safer and standardized.

The Commonwealth is funding BRPC through its Efficiency and Regionalization program to upgrade the Building Permit Software for 21 communities and the Board of Health Permitting Software for 13 communities.

BRPC is working with the other RPAs throughout the state to develop a common set of GIS standards for a Statewide Trail map. This project is managed through MAPC and funded by MassTrails.

Berkshire Benchmarks has released the 2023 State of the County Update. Take a look at what's going on in the county.

Berkshire Benchmarks have developed 50-year population projections based on the 2020 US Census for Berkshire County. The projections are an existing trend projection, which means...

Berkshire County Public School Enrollment Projections 2020

Survey of Recent Movers Results

Survey of Second Homeowners Results 220825