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How Bad Is It?
Cape Rent Tracker:
Number of Affordable Year-Round Homes or Apartments Available for Rent on Feb 19, 2026:
On the Outer Cape: 0 units
Within 45 min drive of Truro: 6 units
Source: Zillow
Apartments or homes for up to $2,350/month (equal to 30% of median income for Barnstable county of $94,000. Spending over 30% for housing is considered "cost burdened.")
Quick Facts
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Nearly 60 percent of renters are worried they may lose their rentals during the next 12 months.
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50 percent of renters have had to move in the last three years.
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The number of year-round homes declined by 3,700 from 2010-2019 (while seasonal homes grew by 4,700).
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An estimated 829 working households leave the Cape every year.
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