It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Adams has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Adams has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Adams than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Adams may be for you.
In terms of college education, Adams is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.07% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Adams in 2022 was $36,671, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,684 for a family of four. However, Adams contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Adams home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Adams residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Adams include Polish, French, Irish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Adams is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
