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Cost of living in Harwich Center, Massachusetts

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,340 a month.

Harwich Center is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,057 a year.

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People
1,774
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,340
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$85,057
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$636,800
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,488
Barnstable Town, MA MSA

Harwich Center, Massachusetts has about 1,774 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $636,800.

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 Harwich Center. 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 Harwich Center'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 Harwich Center'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, 136 have higher typical rent than Harwich Center.

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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.

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