Reports

"Western Massachusetts faces many of the housing supply and affordability challenges plaguing the Commonwealth as a whole within a unique regional context. The area’s four counties – Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire – are home to over 800,000 people spread across some of the most rural and least dense areas of Massachusetts as well as in five Gateway Cities. The region has deep roots in agriculture, manufacturing, and education, and offers opportunities for urban, suburban, and rural living, along with second homes and vacation properties in destination communities. It is also home to dynamic and collaborative organizations that work in close partnership to develop housing solutions that

fit the area’s needs, honor its historical resources, and mitigate the challenges to building affordable housing in this part of the Commonwealth."