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Barnstable Town is a small city of 49,568 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's part of the Barnstable Town, MA area. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $603k and rent runs about $2k a month.
49,568people
$603kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
79° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
229Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,568
- Part of a metro area
- About 827 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Providence, RI
- In the Barnstable Town, MA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $603k (≈$3,799/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HYA airport
- 55 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnstable County: D+21 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk