What is the median rent in Sagamore, MA?

The median gross rent in Sagamore, MA is $2,123 (±$330) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 191 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Sagamore, the median gross rent went from $1,341 in 2015–2019 to $2,123 in 2020–2024 (+58.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$2,123 (±$330)
Rented homes
191 (±88)
$2,000 or more
60.2%
Since 2015–2019
+58.3%

How much rent costs in Sagamore

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSagamoreBarnstable CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±19.8 points)11.7%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $9990.0% (±19.8 points)12.7%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49912.6% (±19.5 points)16.8%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99927.2% (±29.4 points)25.0%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49941.4% (±30.4 points)20.6%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9997.3% (±11.8 points)5.7%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more11.5% (±18.1 points)7.5%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 41.4% of renting households.

60.2% of rented homes in Sagamore cost $2,000 or more a month.

Sagamore against Barnstable County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SagamoreBarnstable CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$2,123 (±$330)$1,678 (±$60)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent191 (±88)18,328 (±1,164)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In Sagamore, median gross rent is higher than in Barnstable County ($1,678).

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

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Barnstable County, Sagamore ranks 5 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 25 of 147.

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

How rent in Sagamore has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,341 (±$243)$2,123 (±$330)+58.3%Up after inflation
Households that rent22.7% (±6.1 points)16.0% (±7.8 points)−6.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.4% (±11.6 points)7.8% (±13.2 points)+0.4 percentage pointsNot 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 Sagamore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sagamore
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Sagamore—$2,123 (±$330)—
Sandwich (community)2.5 mi$1,789 (±$145)Not measurably different
Buzzards Bay4.8 mi$1,484 (±$601)Not measurably different
Sandwich5.4 mi$1,751 (±$121)Lower
Monument Beach5.6 mi$1,704 (±$162)Lower
East Sandwich6.2 mi$1,637 (±$322)Lower
Forestdale7.0 mi$2,176 (±$303)Not measurably different
The Pinehills8.4 mi$2,819 (±$210)Higher
Wareham8.9 mi$1,504 (±$180)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sandwich, MA ($1,751), Monument Beach, MA ($1,704), East Sandwich, MA ($1,637).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: The Pinehills, MA ($2,819).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Northwest Harwich$2,486 (±$2,453)
2North Falmouth$2,339 (±$1,835)
3East Harwich$2,329 (±$208)
4Forestdale$2,176 (±$303)
5Sagamore$2,123 (±$330)
6East Falmouth$2,116 (±$267)
7South Dennis$2,003 (±$1,005)
8Yarmouth Port$1,917 (±$518)
9South Yarmouth$1,806 (±$242)
10Sandwich (community)$1,789 (±$145)
11West Chatham$1,772 (±$110)

Showing 11 of 28 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sagamore 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 Sagamore

What is the average rent in Sagamore, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Sagamore is $2,123 (±$330) 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 Sagamore?

In Sagamore, the median gross rent went from $1,341 in 2015–2019 to $2,123 in 2020–2024 (+58.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

60.2% of rented homes in Sagamore have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Sagamore higher than in Barnstable County?

In Sagamore, median gross rent is higher than in Barnstable County ($1,678).

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

It is higher than 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 Sagamore CDP, Massachusetts (place:58965, 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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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 .

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