Cost of living in Sandwich, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,789 a month.
Sandwich is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $117,321 a year.
- People
- 2,890
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,789
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $117,321
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $584,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,488
- Barnstable Town, MA MSA
Sandwich, Massachusetts has about 2,890 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $584,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Barnstable Town, MA MSA) is $2,488 a month. That rate 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 Sandwich'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 Sandwich'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, 75 have higher typical rent than Sandwich.
Nearby places
- Sagamore
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Typical rent $2,176
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Typical rent $1,704
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Typical rent $1,484
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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.
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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.