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South Yarmouth is a big small town of 11,552 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 63 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $542k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,552people
$542kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
79° / 39°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,552
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,661 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $542k (≈$3,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HYA airport
- 63 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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