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Barnstable Town vs Santa Fe

Metro-area medians — Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area vs Santa Fe, NM Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Santa Fe comes out ahead, winning 3 of the 4 clearly-decided measures.

Barnstable Town and Santa Fe are closely matched on both cost of living and household income. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches about as far in either.

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Barnstable Town, MA
$57,564
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$58,529
real value after local prices
Santa Fe, NM
$58,938
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$59,674
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Santa Fe leaves you about $1,145/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
Santa Fe
Livability (CityLedger)
70/100
75/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
98.4
98.8
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$89,399
$89,827
Median household income
$87,925
$88,719
Median rent
$1,577/mo
$1,586/mo
Median home value
$692,900
$473,800
Unemployment
5.5%
3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
50.5%
49.4%
Average commute
24.8 min
25.5 min
Air quality (median AQI)
36
45
Avg temperature
52°F
52°F

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Barnstable Town vs Santa Fe — frequently asked

Is Barnstable Town cheaper than Santa Fe?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Barnstable Town and Santa Fe metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Barnstable Town or Santa Fe?
Household incomes are similar — $87,925 in the Barnstable Town metro versus $88,719 in Santa Fe (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
Does a paycheck go further in Barnstable Town or Santa Fe?
It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($89,399 versus $89,827).
Which has cheaper rent, Barnstable Town or Santa Fe?
Rents are close — $1,577/mo in the Barnstable Town metro versus $1,586/mo in Santa Fe (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).