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41.58° N · 70.48° W · GEOID 2545500

New Seabury

Barnstable County, Massachusetts · part of the Barnstable Town, MA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MassachusettsNew Seabury, MANew SeaburyNew Seabury

The short answer

New Seabury is home to 726 people. Median household income is $212,750 a year and median rent is $3,146 a month, 17.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $954,700, about 4.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,146
130% above the median place
Median household income
$212,750
165% above the median place
Median home value
$954,700
199% above the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
3% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about New Seabury

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 265 hours a year commuting, more than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 121 Massachusetts places.
  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 119 Massachusetts places.
  • 79% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 Massachusetts places.
  • The median resident is 68.1 years old, older than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 122 Massachusetts places.
  • Households average 1.79 people, smaller than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 122 Massachusetts places.
01

Moving to New Seabury

Barnstable County gains about 1.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,735
Moved out9,532
Net+203

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Massachusetts, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MassachusettsOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$147K
Leavers$113K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Barnstable County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Barnstable County report $147,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $112,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$125,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,146 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,260 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $954,700.
Getting to work
52 minutes each way on average; 32.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Longboat Key, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$147,264
109% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$112,704
60% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.6%
34% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNew SeaburyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.8%0% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%34% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$147,264109% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$112,70460% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 78.5%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

New Seabury17.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$125,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.7%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
4.5x
18% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$175,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
78.5%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Median home value1
$954,700
199% above the median place
Homeownership1
87.9%
32% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNew SeaburyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,146130% above
Rent to income117.7%13% below
Property tax rate10.7%24% below
Home price to income14.5x18% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.33% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,48854% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,560101% above
Median home value1$954,700199% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.8%44% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure64.6%25% above
Homeownership187.9%32% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure59.7%18% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,26074% above
Vacant homes178.5%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
52 min
108% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$162,761 4.1×
Median household income$212,750 2.6×
Works from home32.8% 2.6×
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNew SeaburyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$212,750165% above
Income per person1$162,761306% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%3% above
Average annual pay5County figure$67,1762% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure96,49136% below
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute152 min108% above
Works from home132.8%164% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
68.1
75% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size1.8 −28%
Bachelor's or higher77.7% 2.4×
Homes with broadband97.5% +6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNew SeaburyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17266646th largest
Median age168.175% above
Bachelor's or higher177.7%142% above
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size11.828% below
Born abroad1County figure9.9%12% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband197.5%6% above
05

Life in New Seabury

208 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars38.1 +83%
Shops60.5 2.0×
Arts, recreation and fitness10.9 2.7×
Doctors' offices and clinics21.0 +4%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
38.1
83% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
60.5
100% above the median place
Students per teacher9
10.4
32% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureNew SeaburyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure49above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure22,212354% above
Students per teacher9County figure10.432% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure38.183% above
Shops per 10k7County figure60.5100% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure10.9166% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure21.04% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
National Register listings8County figure208above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 93.7%, 37% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached New Seabury. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days12
93.7%
37% above the median place
July average high10
79°F
9% below the median place
Heat wave risk11
38.9
57% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNew SeaburyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure79°F9% below
January average low10County figure24°F4% below
Average temperature10County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation10County figure47.3 in8% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure89.14% below
Hurricane risk11County figure94.534% above
Tornado risk11County figure45.544% below
Wildfire risk11County figure53.213% below
Heat wave risk11County figure38.957% below
Median air quality index12County figure3616% below
Good air days12County figure93.7%37% above
08

New Seabury in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$212,750 (2024)$283,000$239,500 to $335,000+4.9%
Median home value$954,700 (2024)$1,378,000$1,001,000 to $1,899,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like New Seabury

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Longboat Key, FL$3,501$158,030Compare
North Hills, NY$3,501$173,315Compare
Pelican Bay, FL$3,420$163,520Compare
Inverness, IL$3,501$207,434Compare
Inverness, ILPelican Bay, FLNorth Hills, NYLongboat Key, FLNew Seabury, MANew SeaburyLongboat KeyNorth HillsPelican BayInvernessLongboat KeyNorth HillsInverness

Common questions

Is New Seabury a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 265 hours a year commuting, more than in 98% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 121 Massachusetts places. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 119 Massachusetts places. On cost, space and class size it scores 71 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is New Seabury expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $954,700.

What salary do you need to live in New Seabury?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $125,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to New Seabury?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Longboat Key, FL, North Hills, NY, Pelican Bay, FL and Inverness, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares New Seabury with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for New Seabury itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/new-seabury-massachusetts

Citytistics. “New Seabury, Massachusetts.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/new-seabury-massachusetts/

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