What is the median rent in Dennis Port, MA?

Name: Median rent in Dennis Port, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Dennis Port, MA is $1,556 (±$343) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 550 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Dennis Port, the median gross rent went from $1,509 in 2015–2019 to $1,556 in 2020–2024 (+3.1%).

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: $1,556 (±$343)
Rented homes: 550 (±169)
$2,000 or more: 21.4%
Since 2015–2019: +3.1%

How much rent costs in Dennis Port

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Dennis Port	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	6.7% (±10.1 points)	11.7%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	20.2% (±15.4 points)	12.7%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.5% (±13.0 points)	16.8%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.2% (±15.1 points)	25.0%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.8% (±13.1 points)	20.6%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.6% (±5.9 points)	5.7%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.4 points)	7.5%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.2% of renting households.

21.4% of rented homes in Dennis Port cost $2,000 or more a month.

Dennis Port against Barnstable County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dennis Port	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,556 (±$343)	$1,678 (±$60)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	550 (±169)	18,328 (±1,164)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

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

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts ($1,762).

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

In Barnstable County, Dennis Port ranks 17 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 147.

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

How rent in Dennis Port 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	$1,509 (±$199)	$1,556 (±$343)	+3.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	40.6% (±7.5 points)	31.3% (±8.3 points)	−9.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	14.3% (±10.1 points)	0.0% (±6.7 points)	−14.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Dennis Port

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dennis Port
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Dennis Port	—	$1,556 (±$343)	—
West Dennis	1.5 mi	$1,593 (±$239)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harwich	2.4 mi	$2,486 (±$2,453)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	2.6 mi	$2,003 (±$1,005)	Not measurably different
South Yarmouth	3.3 mi	$1,806 (±$242)	Not measurably different
Harwich	4.0 mi	$2,017 (±$738)	Not measurably different
Harwich Center	4.0 mi	$1,340 (±$681)	Not measurably different
Yarmouth	4.6 mi	$1,721 (±$200)	Not measurably different
East Dennis	4.8 mi	$719 (±$248)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Dennis, MA ($719).

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
11	West Chatham	$1,772 (±$110)
12	West Falmouth	$1,745 (±$270)
13	Monument Beach	$1,704 (±$162)
14	North Eastham	$1,688 (±$118)
15	East Sandwich	$1,637 (±$322)
16	West Dennis	$1,593 (±$239)
17	Dennis Port	$1,556 (±$343)
18	Buzzards Bay	$1,484 (±$601)
19	West Yarmouth	$1,470 (±$182)
20	Harwich Center	$1,340 (±$681)
21	Chatham (community)	$1,311 (±$496)
22	Provincetown (community)	$1,284 (±$502)
23	Brewster (community)	$1,276 (±$554)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Dennis Port is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Dennis, whose figures include it.

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 Dennis Port

What is the average rent in Dennis Port, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Dennis Port is $1,556 (±$343) 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 Dennis Port?

In Dennis Port, the median gross rent went from $1,509 in 2015–2019 to $1,556 in 2020–2024 (+3.1%).

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 Dennis Port cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.4% of rented homes in Dennis Port have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Dennis Port higher than in Barnstable County?

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Dennis Port CDP, Massachusetts (place:16810, in state:25).

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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