Housing data for Monument Beach, MA
Monument Beach, MA has an estimated 3,277 residents and 1,745 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Barnstable County.
23.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,704 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,277 (±720)
- Housing units
- 1,745 (±339)
- Households that rent
- 23.6%
- Median gross rent
- $1,704
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +16.7%
What stands out in Monument Beach
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 100.0% (±30.7 points) in Monument Beach, higher than in Barnstable County (59.8%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±4.2 points) in Monument Beach, lower than in Barnstable County (6.9%).
Working from home: 5.4% (±4.6 points) in Monument Beach, lower than in Barnstable County (16.0%).
Median household income: $77,167 (±$14,037) in Monument Beach, lower than in Barnstable County ($95,241).
- Rent burden in Monument Beach
- Types of homes in Monument Beach
- Commute and cars in Monument Beach
- Income and affordability in Monument Beach
Housing in Monument Beach at a glance
- Median rent: $1,704 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 23.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $77,167 median household income
- Home values: $559,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,260 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,440 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 58.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 45.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +16.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Monument Beach against Barnstable County, its state and the nation
| Monument Beach | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,277 (±720) | 231,668 (exact) | 7,044,056 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,745 (±339) | 166,215 (±74) | 3,030,406 (±453) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 23.6% (±11.2 points) | 18.9% (±1.0 points) | 37.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,704 (±$162) | $1,678 (±$60) | $1,762 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $77,167 (±$14,037) | $95,241 (±$2,510) | $103,960 (±$527) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $559,900 (±$66,232) | $629,000 (±$7,027) | $562,100 (±$2,169) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,440 (±$431) | $4,239 (±$69) | $5,992 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 45.2% (±15.0 points) | 56.4% (±1.4 points) | 67.4% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.7 minutes (±5.1) | 24.8 minutes (±1.0) | 29.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 99.3% (±1.2 points) | 94.3% (±0.5 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 46.9 years (±6.7) | 55.4 years (±0.1) | 40.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Monument Beach covers 2.6 square miles of land, about 1,269 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Monument Beach has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,807 (±526) | 3,277 (±720) | +16.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,657 (±198) | 1,745 (±339) | +5.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,474 (±$489) | $1,704 (±$162) | +15.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $397,700 (±$62,123) | $559,900 (±$66,232) | +40.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $73,860 (±$20,594) | $77,167 (±$14,037) | +4.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,887 (±$338) | $2,260 (±$299) | +19.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,708 (±$287) | $4,440 (±$431) | +64.0% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.8% (±10.5 points) | 23.6% (±11.2 points) | +1.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±12.0 points) | 0.0% (±11.4 points) | 0.0 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.
Crime reported to police in Barnstable County
Monument Beach has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Barnstable County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Barnstable County recorded 248 violent and 660 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Monument Beach
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02553 | 100% | 30 | — | — | — |
| 02532 | 14% | 13,267 | $1,512 | $497,600 | $87,773 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Monument Beach
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourne (community) | 1.2 mi | — | $735,500 | 18.8% |
| Buzzards Bay | 2.6 mi | $1,484 | $454,500 | 24.3% |
| Pocasset | 3.4 mi | $687 | $709,900 | 25.4% |
| Onset | 4.0 mi | — | $408,300 | 10.9% |
| Forestdale | 5.2 mi | $2,176 | $490,200 | 11.1% |
| North Falmouth | 5.5 mi | $2,339 | $715,300 | 14.2% |
| Sagamore | 5.6 mi | $2,123 | $575,700 | 16.0% |
| White Island Shores | 5.8 mi | — | $407,900 | 2.4% |
Places in Massachusetts most like Monument Beach
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | $1,917 | $602,500 | $91,982 | 24.3% |
| Harwich | $2,017 | $658,600 | $96,966 | 15.2% |
| Westport | $1,425 | $521,900 | $96,000 | 17.1% |
| West Falmouth | $1,745 | $823,200 | $77,292 | 13.5% |
| Middleborough | $1,706 | $468,700 | $97,056 | 23.1% |
| Sagamore | $2,123 | $575,700 | $108,315 | 16.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Massachusetts.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Monument Beach, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,889 | $1,902 | $2,488 | $3,121 | $3,721 |
HUD income limits for Monument Beach, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $29,650 | $49,450 | $79,100 |
| 2 people | $33,900 | $56,500 | $90,400 |
| 3 people | $38,150 | $63,550 | $101,700 |
| 4 people | $42,350 | $70,600 | $112,950 |
| 5 people | $45,750 | $76,250 | $122,000 |
| 6 people | $49,150 | $81,900 | $131,050 |
| 7 people | $52,550 | $87,550 | $140,100 |
| 8 people | $55,950 | $93,200 | $149,100 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Barnstable Town, MA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $123,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Monument Beach is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Bourne, 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 Monument Beach
What is the average rent in Monument Beach, MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Monument Beach is $1,704 (±$162) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Monument Beach rent-burdened?
100.0% of renting households in Monument Beach pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Monument Beach?
Monument Beach has an estimated 352 (±193) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Monument Beach?
The median household income in Monument Beach is $77,167 (±$14,037) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Monument Beach, MA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $559,900 (±$66,232) for owner-occupied homes in Monument Beach (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Monument Beach?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Monument Beach, MA is $2,260 (±$299) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Monument Beach growing?
In Monument Beach, the number of residents went from 2,807 in 2015–2019 to 3,277 in 2020–2024 (+16.7%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Monument Beach?
The ZIP codes that cover Monument Beach are 02553, 02532.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Barnstable Town, MA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Barnstable Town, MA MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts (place:42670, in state:25).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .