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Yarmouth Port is a big small town of 5,961 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 60 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 $605k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,961people
$605kTypical home
$1,917/moRent
79° / 39°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,961
- Part of a metro area
- About 990 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $605k (≈$3,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,917/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 126 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 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 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
- 61 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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