No. 40 - Lenox, Mass.

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No. 40 - Lenox, Mass.

Zip: 01240
Cost of living index: 127.1
Sunny days: 180
2010 housing forecast: -2%

Lenox, in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, draws vacationers and retirees with its natural beauty. But the area also has plenty of theater companies and the Boston Symphony Orchestra famously makes its summer home in the Tanglewood Music Center.