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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Barnstable County, MA
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #224 of 887 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 45
- 8 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,782 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 119
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Barnstable County comes to about $2.1B a year: $19,782 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
Barnstable County has 45 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Barnstable County in 2023. That is one for every 6,611 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Barnstable County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Barnstable County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #224 of 887 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 119 | 146 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 6,611 | 5,826 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,782 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 458 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Barnstable County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 90 | 13 | 2.1 | 230 | +10.4% | #4 of 887 |
| 2Berkshire County, MA | 77 | 7 | 1.2 | 378 | −1.2% | #50 of 887 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 75 | 95 | 2.8 | 177 | +3.7% | #67 of 887 |
| 4Middlesex County, MA | 75 | 208 | 3.3 | 175 | +2.8% | #68 of 887 |
| 5Hampden County, MA | 70 | 45 | 2.4 | 182 | +0.2% | #116 of 887 |
| 6Bristol County, MA | 62 | 76 | 3.3 | 147 | +2.9% | #217 of 887 |
| 7Barnstable County, MA | 62 | 45 | 4.3 | 119 | +2.4% | #224 of 887 |
| 8Suffolk County, MA | 61 | 115 | 3.5 | 144 | +0.1% | #232 of 887 |
| 9Norfolk County, MA | 57 | 132 | 4.7 | 124 | +2.2% | #299 of 887 |
| 10Plymouth County, MA | 54 | 104 | 5.1 | 105 | +3.5% | #362 of 887 |
Other business types in Barnstable County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders62
- Home inspectors55
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Barnstable County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 mortgage brokers and lenders in Barnstable County. 8 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.1B a year, or $19,782 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?
Barnstable County has 4.3 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 119, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 54, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,611 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Barnstable County scores 62 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #224 of 887 scored counties.
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