It includes both subsidized affordable units and market rate units in certain eligible subsidized developments. Data is reported for municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more. The major cities and towns are linked together by U.S. Route 7. North Adams and Pittsfield are major points of entry for rail freight into Massachusetts, and the region has several commercial airports. The Springfield Terminal Railway offers freight service to North Adams.
Paratransit services are available for the elderly and disabled.
Only 457 Total 2,124 DPW caseloads are compiled by zip code. In addition to these agencies, the Regional Transit Authorities assisted with the transportation component of the profiles. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of many city and town officials, which enabled us to include information obtainable only at the local level. The main source of information is listed under each section. However, no changes were made to those data bases which must be consistent throughout the state.