The median home in Barnstable, Massachusetts is valued at $689,450, up 0.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,555, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 22.5x — well above the national average of 18x. Barnstable is part of the Barnstable Town, MA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$689,450

+0.0%

Rent$2,555/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$137,890 on $689,450

Out of reach — 69.2% of income

Need $185,400/yr to afford.

PITI$4,326

P/I69.2%

Afford$279K

Gap-$411K

P&I $3,486Tax $689Ins $150

Renting $1,771/mo cheaper ($2,555 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Massachusetts

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Nantucket$2970K Chilmark$2283K Weston$2182K Wellesley$1946K Edgartown$1773K Aquinnah$1729K Dover$1715K West Tisbury$1597K

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