What percentage of people rent in Yarmouth, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Yarmouth, MA, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Yarmouth, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,119 renting households against 9,827 that own their home.

In Yarmouth, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 2,119 (±376)
Median renter income: $58,393 (±$11,816)

Who rents and who owns in Yarmouth

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yarmouth	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±3.2 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,119 (±376)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,827 (±556)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,393 (±$11,816)	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,170 (±$5,581)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Yarmouth, the renter share is not measurably different from Barnstable County (18.9%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (37.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Barnstable County, Yarmouth ranks 8 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 180 of 351.

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

How renting in 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
Households that rent	20.7% (±2.6 points)	17.7% (±3.2 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,396 (±$50)	$1,721 (±$200)	+23.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,432 (±$3,733)	$86,039 (±$6,084)	+35.6%	Up after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Yarmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yarmouth
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Yarmouth	—	17.7% (±3.2 points)	—
West Dennis	3.2 mi	24.6% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dennis	3.8 mi	21.1% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dennis (community)	4.1 mi	14.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	4.4 mi	17.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dennis Port	4.6 mi	31.3% (±8.3 points)	Higher
East Dennis	5.5 mi	13.4% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harwich	6.4 mi	10.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Barnstable Town	6.8 mi	24.3% (±2.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Northwest Harwich, MA (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dennis Port, MA (31.3%), Barnstable Town, MA (24.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Barnstable County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Bourne	24.2% (±4.0 points)
3	Provincetown	23.7% (±8.9 points)
4	Dennis	21.1% (±3.5 points)
5	Orleans	19.1% (±6.3 points)
6	Falmouth	18.4% (±2.6 points)
7	Mashpee	18.1% (±3.7 points)
8	Yarmouth	17.7% (±3.2 points)
9	Truro	15.8% (±10.6 points)
10	Harwich	15.2% (±3.7 points)
11	Brewster	15.0% (±4.9 points)
12	Chatham	14.6% (±4.1 points)
13	Wellfleet	14.5% (±7.5 points)
14	Eastham	12.1% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Yarmouth include the places inside it that have pages of their own: South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth, Yarmouth Port.

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 Yarmouth

How many renters are there in Yarmouth?

Yarmouth has an estimated 2,119 (±376) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Yarmouth?

In Yarmouth, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Yarmouth?

A renting household in Yarmouth has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Yarmouth?

The median renting household in Yarmouth, MA has an income of $58,393 (±$11,816) a year, against $96,170 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Yarmouth town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:82525, in state:25 county:001).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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