Is Barnstable Town cheaper than Naples?

Barnstable Town is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Naples's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Barnstable Town or Naples?

Naples has the higher median household income — $95,862 versus $87,925 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 9% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Barnstable Town or Naples?

A paycheck stretches further in Naples. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $92,890 there versus $89,399 in Barnstable Town.

Which has cheaper rent, Barnstable Town or Naples?

Barnstable Town has cheaper rent — a median of $1,577/mo versus $2,032/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Barnstable Town vs Naples

Metro-area medians — Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area vs Naples-Marco Island, FL Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Barnstable Town and Naples are evenly matched, each taking 5 of the clearly-decided measures.

Barnstable Town is about 5% cheaper to live in, while Naples households earn about 9% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Naples.

Their widest everyday difference: Naples has the tighter job market — 2.9% unemployment versus 5.5%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Barnstable Town, MA

$57,564

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$58,529

real value after local prices

Naples, FL

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$59,412

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Naples leaves you about $884/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Barnstable Town

Naples

Livability (CityLedger)

70/100

76/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

98.4

103.2

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$89,399

$92,890

Median household income

$87,925

$95,862

Median rent

$1,577/mo

$2,032/mo

Median home value

$692,900

$636,600

Unemployment

5.5%

2.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

50.5%

42.5%

Average commute

24.8 min

28.1 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

52°F

76°F

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Barnstable Town vs Naples — frequently asked

Is Barnstable Town cheaper than Naples?: Barnstable Town is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Naples's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Barnstable Town or Naples?: Naples has the higher median household income — $95,862 versus $87,925 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 9% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Barnstable Town or Naples?: A paycheck stretches further in Naples. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $92,890 there versus $89,399 in Barnstable Town.
Which has cheaper rent, Barnstable Town or Naples?: Barnstable Town has cheaper rent — a median of $1,577/mo versus $2,032/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).