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Typical Cost of a House in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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The median home value in Barnstable County is $629,000, measured over 2020–2024. That is 11.9% above the Massachusetts median of $562,100. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$629,000

2020–2024, give or take $7,027

Against Massachusetts

+11.9%

AboveMassachusetts $562,100

Against the U.S.

+89.1%

AboveU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Barnstable County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with Massachusetts as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$2,432a month

−10.8%Massachusetts $2,726

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$1,678a month

−4.8%Massachusetts $1,762

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Barnstable County sits among Massachusetts's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Barnstable County is the 6th highest of 14.

Across 14 counties in Massachusetts the median home value ranged from $298,800 to $1,593,800. The typical band runs from $398,650 to $700,325, with a median of $587,550. Barnstable County is at $629,000.

What this figure is

It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Barnstable County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.

The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $7,027 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

The median home value in Barnstable County, Massachusetts is $629,000, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.

What is the average home price in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $629,000 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Barnstable County, Massachusetts pay a median of $2,432 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

Median gross rent in Barnstable County, Massachusetts is $1,678 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Barnstable County, Massachusetts expensive compared with other places?

Barnstable County has the 6th highest median home value of the 14 counties in Massachusetts with a published figure, 11.9% above the Massachusetts median of $562,100.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

About the American Community Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

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The percentage compares each county with the Massachusetts median.