Cost of living in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
West Yarmouth, Massachusetts has about 6,194 people. Typical rent is $1,470 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $65,841 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.
Ranked #81 in Massachusetts on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,470 a month.
West Yarmouth is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,841 a year.
- People
- 6,194
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,470
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,841
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $494,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,488
- Barnstable Town, MA MSA
West Yarmouth, Massachusetts has about 6,194 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $494,600.
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 West Yarmouth. 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 West Yarmouth'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 West Yarmouth'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, 125 have higher typical rent than West Yarmouth.
Nearby places
- South Yarmouth
Typical rent $1,806
Compare with West Yarmouth - Yarmouth Port
Typical rent $1,917
Compare with West Yarmouth - West Dennis
Typical rent $1,593
Compare with West Yarmouth - Barnstable Town
Typical rent $1,917
Compare with West Yarmouth - Dennis Port
Typical rent $1,556
Compare with West Yarmouth - Dennis
Typical rent $1,199
Compare with West Yarmouth - South Dennis
Typical rent $2,003
- East Dennis
Typical rent $719
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.