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Real estate agents and brokers in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area

The real estate agents and brokers in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #315 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts

Listings
529
39 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
170
+8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,782 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
73
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
50.0
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,539
+2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Barnstable Town metro area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #315 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 529 real estate agents and brokers in the Barnstable Town metro area. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 50.0 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $19,782 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in the Barnstable Town metro area spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 27% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 170 businesses with payroll in the Barnstable Town metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 622 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Barnstable Town metro area grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Barnstable Town metro area 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Barnstable Town, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBarnstable Town metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households50.031.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)73119100
Households per official establishment6221,181788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.3%+8.9%+20.1%
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 score3771

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
170+8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
324
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52939 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
384The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Barnstable Town metro area, 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 the Barnstable Town metro area

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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Real estate agents and brokers across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Barnstable Town metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA9112920.8166+10.4%#1 of 387
2Worcester, MA8073922.0163+3.7%#6 of 387
3Springfield, MA7039421.4149+0.2%#39 of 387
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA651,71725.4135+2.1%#62 of 387
4Pittsfield, MA6413623.6139−1.2%#69 of 387
5Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH596,76534.9112+2.3%#99 of 387
6Barnstable Town, MA3752950.073+2.4%#315 of 387

Other business types in the Barnstable Town metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area?

The Barnstable Town metro area has 529 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area 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 529 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 27% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in the Barnstable Town metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Barnstable Town, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Barnstable Town metro area has 50.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 73, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Barnstable Town metro area would have about 384, against 529 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 622 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Barnstable Town, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Barnstable Town metro area at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. The median household income in the Barnstable Town metro area is $95,241 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Barnstable Town metro area scores 37 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas.

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