Barnstable Town vs Wildwood
Metro-area medians — Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area vs Wildwood-The Villages, FL Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Wildwood comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.
Wildwood is about 15% cheaper to live in, while Barnstable Town households earn about 12% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Wildwood.
Their widest everyday difference: Barnstable Town is more educated — 50.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree versus 35.7%.
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On $75,000 for just you, Wildwood leaves you about $13,247/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.
Choose Barnstable Town for
- + Livability (CityLedger)
- + Median household income
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
- + Average commute
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- + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
- + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
- + Median rent
- + Median home value
- + Unemployment
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Barnstable Town vs Wildwood — frequently asked
- Is Barnstable Town cheaper than Wildwood?
- Wildwood is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 15% below Barnstable Town's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
- Which has higher household income, Barnstable Town or Wildwood?
- Barnstable Town has the higher median household income — $87,925 versus $78,807 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 12% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Barnstable Town or Wildwood?
- A paycheck stretches further in Wildwood. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $92,254 there versus $89,399 in Barnstable Town.
- Which has cheaper rent, Barnstable Town or Wildwood?
- Wildwood has cheaper rent — a median of $1,155/mo versus $1,577/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).