07/02/2026
If I were buying a home on Cape Cod today, these are the towns I'd be looking at.
I built a Buyer Opportunity Score using Barnstable County MLS data for single-family homes.
Rather than looking at just one statistic, I combined:
🏡 Price per Square Foot
📈 Home Price Appreciation
🏘️ Available Inventory
⚡ Market Competition
🏆 Buyer Opportunity Rankings
🥇 Sandwich
• Excellent value ($428/SF)
• Strong appreciation (+5%)
• 73 active listings
• Well-balanced market with long-term upside
🥈 Bourne
• Best value on Cape ($381/SF)
• Highest appreciation (+9%)
• 64 active listings
• Outstanding combination of affordability and growth
🥉 Barnstable
• Largest inventory (157 active listings)
• Seven unique villages
• Strong overall value
• Plenty of options for buyers
4️⃣ Falmouth
• 92 active listings
• Balanced market
• Strong year-round demand
• Excellent housing variety
5️⃣ Yarmouth
• Affordable market
• 86 active listings
• Less competitive than many Cape towns
• Great buying opportunities
Complete Rankings
6. Mashpee – Large inventory, newer homes, competitive pricing
7. Dennis – Strong appreciation, low taxes, fast-selling market
8. Brewster – Excellent appreciation, very competitive, limited inventory
9. Harwich – Tight inventory, fast sales, stable market
10. Eastham – Consistent demand, smaller inventory
11. Wellfleet – Higher prices, unique market
12. Orleans – Higher $/SF, limited inventory
13. Chatham – Premium pricing, luxury market
14. Truro – Small inventory, high $/SF
15. Provincetown – Highest $/SF, lifestyle-driven market
This isn't my opinion—it's a ranking built entirely from MLS data.
Which town surprised you the most?