U.S. Route 7 (Main Street) passes through the center of the CDP, leading north to Stockbridge, Lenox, and Pittsfield, and south to Sheffield then into Connecticut.

Massachusetts Route 23 also passes through CDP on Main Street but leads east to Monterey, Otis, and beyond, and west to Egremont and then into New York.

Massachusetts Route 41 also uses Main Street in Great Barrington and leads north to West Stockbridge and southwest through South Egremont towards Connecticut.

[2] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,459 people, 1,184 households, and 590 families residing in the CDP.

42.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.