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Yarmouth, MA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Yarmouth, MA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 25,244, 11,037 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $623,628, real estate costs in Yarmouth are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Massachusetts communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Yarmouth, accounting for 80.36% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Yarmouth include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.05%), row houses and other attached homes ( 6.54%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.81%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Yarmouth. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 80.22% of Yarmouth's homes, and 51.11% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Yarmouth built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Yarmouth built between 1940-1969 ( 33.62%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 8.45%). There's also some housing in Yarmouth built between 2000 and later ( 6.41%).

A decent proportion of the Yarmouth housing stock is seasonally occupied. That is, homes and condos in Yarmouth are occupied by people for a portion of the year - mainly for vacation purposes - and then locked up and left unoccupied for the remainder of the year as owners return to their primary residences. This characteristic of the Yarmouth housing market speaks to its popularity as a vacation location of choice.

Yarmouth Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Yarmouth have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 105.22%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Yarmouth house appreciation rate of 7.45%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Yarmouth's appreciation rate, at 6.49%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Yarmouth's appreciation rate has been 1.48%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.06%.

Relative to Massachusetts, our data show that Yarmouth's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Massachusetts.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Yarmouth differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Yarmouth - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Yarmouth real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$623,628

Yarmouth, MA Home Prices
> $1,378,000
$1,033,001 - $1,378,000
$689,001 - $1,033,000
$552,001 - $689,000
$413,001 - $552,000
$275,001 - $413,000
$138,001 - $275,000
$69,001 - $138,000
$0 - $69,000
5.3%
5.3%
9.8%
9.8%
20.8%
20.8%
25.8%
25.8%
19.9%
19.9%
13.0%
13.0%
3.7%
3.7%
0.3%
0.3%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Massachusetts

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

11,037

Yarmouth Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,255 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
80.2%
80.2%
19.8%
19.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
36.3%
36.3%
63.7%
63.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
6.4%
6.4%
51.5%
51.5%
33.6%
33.6%
8.5%
8.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
80.4%
80.4%
6.5%
6.5%
3.8%
3.8%
9.0%
9.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.1%
3.1%
6.8%
6.8%
36.4%
36.4%
40.4%
40.4%
10.7%
10.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes