What is the median rent in South Yarmouth, MA?

Name: Median rent in South Yarmouth, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Yarmouth, MA is $1,806 (±$242) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,041 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Yarmouth, the median gross rent went from $1,350 in 2015–2019 to $1,806 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: $1,806 (±$242)
Rented homes: 1,041 (±281)
$2,000 or more: 40.8%
Since 2015–2019: +33.8%

How much rent costs in South Yarmouth

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Yarmouth	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	13.4% (±7.1 points)	11.7%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.9% (±4.8 points)	12.7%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.1% (±11.1 points)	16.8%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	23.9% (±10.4 points)	25.0%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	28.0% (±11.9 points)	20.6%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.2% (±4.9 points)	5.7%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.6% (±8.7 points)	7.5%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 28.0% of renting households.

40.8% of rented homes in South Yarmouth cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Yarmouth against Barnstable County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Yarmouth	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,806 (±$242)	$1,678 (±$60)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,041 (±281)	18,328 (±1,164)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

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

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

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

In Barnstable County, South Yarmouth ranks 9 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 48 of 147.

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

How rent in South Yarmouth 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	$1,350 (±$66)	$1,806 (±$242)	+33.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	26.7% (±4.0 points)	19.8% (±4.8 points)	−6.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	10.1% (±8.1 points)	10.6% (±8.2 points)	+0.5 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 South Yarmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Yarmouth
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Yarmouth	—	$1,806 (±$242)	—
West Dennis	1.8 mi	$1,593 (±$239)	Not measurably different
West Yarmouth	2.9 mi	$1,470 (±$182)	Lower
Yarmouth Port	3.0 mi	$1,917 (±$518)	Not measurably different
Dennis	3.3 mi	$1,420 (±$260)	Lower
Dennis Port	3.3 mi	$1,556 (±$343)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	3.6 mi	$2,003 (±$1,005)	Not measurably different
Dennis (community)	4.4 mi	$1,199 (±$299)	Lower
East Dennis	5.2 mi	$719 (±$248)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Yarmouth, MA ($1,470), Dennis, MA ($1,420), Dennis (community), MA ($1,199).

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
3	East Harwich	$2,329 (±$208)
4	Forestdale	$2,176 (±$303)
5	Sagamore	$2,123 (±$330)
6	East Falmouth	$2,116 (±$267)
7	South Dennis	$2,003 (±$1,005)
8	Yarmouth Port	$1,917 (±$518)
9	South Yarmouth	$1,806 (±$242)
10	Sandwich (community)	$1,789 (±$145)
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)

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

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

It lies inside Yarmouth, 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 South Yarmouth

What is the average rent in South Yarmouth, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Yarmouth is $1,806 (±$242) 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 South Yarmouth?

In South Yarmouth, the median gross rent went from $1,350 in 2015–2019 to $1,806 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 South Yarmouth cost more than $2,000 a month?

40.8% of rented homes in South Yarmouth have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 13.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Yarmouth higher than in Barnstable County?

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

It is not measurably different from 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 South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts (place:66035, 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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