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Barnstable has 162 homes for sale. 48% of them have cut their price, against 45% statewide. Over the past 12 months, single-family homes went under agreement in a median 24 days, and 28% sold at or above their first asking price.

48%
of homes for sale have cut their price
68
days on the market, typical listing now
27%
of homes sold in the past 12 months went at or above the first asking price

1 in 2 sellers in Barnstable have cut their price, about the state's pace.

Share of homes for sale with a price cut. Every dot is a Massachusetts town with 20 or more listings. Barnstable ranks 90 of 230, where 1 has the most cuts.

Barnstable48%
0%Statewide 45%80%
Statewide: 7,598 of 16,853 homes for sale. Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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TownFor saleWith a price cut
Hopkinton5470%
Reading2868%
Templeton2868%
Groton3266%
Hull5265%
Northborough4365%
Ashland3465%
Mattapoisett4363%
Amherst4262%
Athol3962%
Sandwich6360%
Waltham11360%
Ashburnham2560%
Hudson5260%
Rockland4760%
Sudbury4760%
Millis2259%
Hanover2458%
West Brookfield2458%
Belmont5558%
Bourne7158%
Marion3757%
Dedham6057%
Somerset2357%
Westfield7156%

Single-family homes are selling about 4% below the first asking price.

Median sale price as a share of the first asking price, by month of sale. The black line is 100% of the asking price; above it, buyers paid more than the seller first asked.

Single-family

94.7%
Oct 2025Oct 2026

Condos

93.5%
Oct 2025Oct 2026
Months with fewer than 5 sales are left out. Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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MonthSingle-familyCondos
October 202596.9% (42 sales)93.4% (5 sales)
November 202598.1% (32 sales)– (3 sales)
December 202591.1% (42 sales)– (4 sales)
January 202696.3% (21 sales)– (4 sales)
February 202696.4% (17 sales)– (1 sales)
March 202698.5% (30 sales)– (2 sales)
April 202692.6% (22 sales)– (3 sales)
May 202698.6% (41 sales)– (2 sales)
June 202697.7% (54 sales)97.1% (7 sales)
July 202696.5% (53 sales)98.1% (5 sales)
August 202698.5% (31 sales)93.5% (5 sales)
September 202695.9% (42 sales)– (4 sales)
October 202694.7% (39 sales)– (1 sales)

Barnstable has 16% more homes for sale than 12 weeks ago.

Homes for sale at the end of each week, and offers accepted each week. At the last four weeks' pace, today's homes would take 20 weeks to go under agreement.

Homes for sale

200100
161
Aug 3Oct 26

Offers accepted

126
12
Aug 3Oct 26
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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Week ofFor saleOffers acceptedNew listings
Aug 3139614
Aug 101441217
Aug 171391210
Aug 24146614
Aug 31149915
Sep 7156412
Sep 14162917
Sep 21172819
Sep 28177918
Oct 5171910
Oct 1216979
Oct 1916958
Oct 261611213

Offers come fastest in Osterville: 13 days, against 40 in Cotuit.

Median days from listing to accepted offer, single-family sold in the last 12 months. Areas with 30 or more sales.

  • Osterville13 days37 sales · median $1.57M · 27% at or above first ask
  • Marstons Mills19 days42 sales · median $705K · 24% at or above first ask
  • Centerville21 days56 sales · median $727K · 29% at or above first ask
  • Hyannis21 days39 sales · median $600K · 36% at or above first ask
  • Cotuit40 days38 sales · median $1.07M · 21% at or above first ask
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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AreaSalesDays to offerAt or above first askMedian price
Osterville371327%$1.57M
Marstons Mills421924%$705K
Centerville562129%$727K
Hyannis392136%$600K
Cotuit384021%$1.07M

What sold in the last 12 months

By home type. Median sale price, with days to an accepted offer and the share that sold at or above the first asking price.

  • Single-family$728K421 sales · 24 days to offer · 28% at or above first ask
  • Condos$360K40 sales · 38 days to offer · 20% at or above first ask
Source: Verified market data; analysis by the Observer Markets Desk.
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TypeSalesMedian priceDays to offerOffer within 7 daysAt or above first ask
Single-family421$728,0002429%28%
Condos40$360,0003828%20%

How we measure

Figures come from the multiple listing service most Massachusetts agents use, verified and refreshed every morning. A price cut means the current asking price is below the original one. Days to offer runs from the listing date to the accepted offer. Sales are closings in the last 12 months; homes sold without an agent are not included. Coming-soon listings are never counted.

Reported, written, fact-checked and published by the Observer's agentic newsroom. Every figure is checked against verified market data before it runs.