What is the median rent in Chatham, MA?

Name: Median rent in Chatham, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Chatham, MA is $1,485 (±$209) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 404 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Chatham, the median gross rent went from $1,110 in 2015–2019 to $1,485 in 2020–2024 (+33.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,485 (±$209)
Rented homes: 404 (±142)
$2,000 or more: 14.7%
Since 2015–2019: +33.8%

How much rent costs in Chatham

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Chatham	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	15.6% (±13.0 points)	11.7%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.9% (±6.0 points)	12.7%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.0% (±20.1 points)	16.8%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.9% (±21.3 points)	25.0%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	9.2% (±8.3 points)	20.6%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.0% (±3.5 points)	5.7%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.5% (±5.6 points)	7.5%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.9% of renting households.

14.7% of rented homes in Chatham cost $2,000 or more a month.

Chatham against Barnstable County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chatham	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,485 (±$209)	$1,678 (±$60)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	404 (±142)	18,328 (±1,164)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

In Chatham, median gross rent is not measurably different from Barnstable County ($1,678).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Barnstable County, Chatham ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 185 of 333.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Chatham has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,110 (±$159)	$1,485 (±$209)	+33.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	15.7% (±4.2 points)	14.6% (±4.1 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.7% (±6.8 points)	2.4% (±3.8 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Chatham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chatham
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Chatham	—	$1,485 (±$209)	—
Harwich Center	6.5 mi	$1,340 (±$681)	Not measurably different
East Harwich	6.5 mi	$2,329 (±$208)	Higher
Harwich	6.9 mi	$2,017 (±$738)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harwich	8.1 mi	$2,486 (±$2,453)	Not measurably different
Dennis Port	8.6 mi	$1,556 (±$343)	Not measurably different
Brewster	9.7 mi	$1,589 (±$465)	Not measurably different
Orleans	10.0 mi	$1,502 (±$703)	Not measurably different
West Dennis	10.0 mi	$1,593 (±$239)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Harwich, MA ($2,329).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Barnstable County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Sandwich	$1,751 (±$121)
5	Eastham	$1,747 (±$101)
6	Yarmouth	$1,721 (±$200)
7	Brewster	$1,589 (±$465)
8	Wellfleet	$1,563 (±$597)
9	Orleans	$1,502 (±$703)
10	Chatham	$1,485 (±$209)
11	Falmouth	$1,451 (±$238)
12	Dennis	$1,420 (±$260)
13	Bourne	$1,379 (±$300)
14	Provincetown	$1,261 (±$415)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Chatham include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Chatham (community), West Chatham.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Chatham

What is the average rent in Chatham, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Chatham is $1,485 (±$209) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Chatham?

In Chatham, the median gross rent went from $1,110 in 2015–2019 to $1,485 in 2020–2024 (+33.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Chatham cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.7% of rented homes in Chatham have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 15.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Chatham higher than in Barnstable County?

In Chatham, median gross rent is not measurably different from Barnstable County ($1,678).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chatham town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:12995, in state:25 county:001).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.