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Cost of living in Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,486 a month.

Northwest Harwich is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $107,730 a year.

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People
3,932
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,486
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$107,730
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$665,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,488
Barnstable Town, MA MSA

Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts has about 3,932 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $665,100.

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 Northwest Harwich. 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 Northwest Harwich'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 Northwest Harwich'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, 16 have higher typical rent than Northwest Harwich.

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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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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.