Cost of living in Forestdale, Massachusetts
Forestdale, Massachusetts has about 3,801 people. Typical rent is $2,176 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $108,158 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,176 a month.
Forestdale is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $108,158 a year.
- People
- 3,801
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,176
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $108,158
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $490,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,488
- Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Forestdale, Massachusetts has about 3,801 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $490,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Barnstable County is $2,488 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Forestdale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Barnstable Town, MA metro area, prices sit at 98.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Forestdale's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Forestdale's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 31 have higher typical rent than Forestdale.
Nearby places
- Sandwich
Typical rent $1,789
Compare with Forestdale - Monument Beach
Typical rent $1,704
Compare with Forestdale - East Sandwich
Typical rent $1,637
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- North Falmouth
Typical rent $2,339
Compare with Forestdale - Sagamore
Typical rent $2,123
Compare with Forestdale - Pocasset
Typical rent $687
- Buzzards Bay
Typical rent $1,484
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Massachusetts
Bigger places in Massachusetts
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.