What is the median rent in West Yarmouth, MA?

Name: Median rent in West Yarmouth, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in West Yarmouth, MA is $1,470 (±$182) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 670 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Yarmouth, the median gross rent went from $1,420 in 2015–2019 to $1,470 in 2020–2024 (+3.5%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,470 (±$182)
Rented homes: 670 (±193)
$2,000 or more: 30.0%
Since 2015–2019: +3.5%

How much rent costs in West Yarmouth

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	West Yarmouth	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $500	11.2% (±9.1 points)	11.7%	10.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.1% (±6.7 points)	12.7%	11.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.1% (±16.8 points)	16.8%	17.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.6% (±11.1 points)	25.0%	19.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.3% (±7.9 points)	20.6%	16.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	13.6% (±10.5 points)	5.7%	10.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.1% (±10.5 points)	7.5%	13.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.1% of renting households.

30.0% of rented homes in West Yarmouth cost $2,000 or more a month.

West Yarmouth against Barnstable County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Yarmouth	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Median gross rent	$1,470 (±$182)	$1,678 (±$60)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	670 (±193)	18,328 (±1,164)	1,006,980 (±6,692)	42,849,984

In West Yarmouth, median gross rent is lower than in 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, West Yarmouth ranks 19 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 88 of 147.

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

How rent in West 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	$1,420 (±$81)	$1,470 (±$182)	+3.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	24.2% (±6.0 points)	23.5% (±6.0 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.7% (±3.2 points)	4.5% (±6.6 points)	+1.8 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 West Yarmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Yarmouth
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
West Yarmouth	—	$1,470 (±$182)	—
South Yarmouth	2.9 mi	$1,806 (±$242)	Higher
Yarmouth Port	4.4 mi	$1,917 (±$518)	Not measurably different
West Dennis	4.5 mi	$1,593 (±$239)	Not measurably different
Barnstable Town	5.6 mi	$1,917 (±$127)	Higher
Dennis	6.0 mi	$1,420 (±$260)	Not measurably different
Dennis Port	6.0 mi	$1,556 (±$343)	Not measurably different
Dennis (community)	6.3 mi	$1,199 (±$299)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	6.5 mi	$2,003 (±$1,005)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Yarmouth, MA ($1,806), Barnstable Town, MA ($1,917).

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
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)
24	Dennis (community)	$1,199 (±$299)
25	Falmouth (community)	$1,173 (±$202)

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

West 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 West Yarmouth

What is the average rent in West Yarmouth, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Yarmouth is $1,470 (±$182) 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 West Yarmouth?

In West Yarmouth, the median gross rent went from $1,420 in 2015–2019 to $1,470 in 2020–2024 (+3.5%).

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

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

30.0% of rented homes in West Yarmouth have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 11.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in West Yarmouth higher than in Barnstable County?

In West Yarmouth, median gross rent is lower than in 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 West Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts (place:78795, 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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