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West Yarmouth is a big small town of 6,194 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 6 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 61 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,194people
$495kTypical home
$1,470/moRent
80° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
229Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,194
- Part of a metro area
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Providence, RI
- 6 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,119/mo)
- Median rent $1,470/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to HYA airport
- 61 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 468 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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