Falmouth 02556

Barnstable County, MA · 3,050 properties · updated 4/19/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

21affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller slight; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
47.9%
severe
Days on market
19
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-45.8%
vs assessor
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36
/100
weak
stable · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

92/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Strong Buyer's Market
Needs 37.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 84d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)100
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Cancellation Rate (10%)75
Days on Market (5%)75

Strong buyer leverage in 02556. If you must buy now, offer 10-15% below list price. Payment burden: 48.0% of median income. A 27% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 84. Market appears 35% overpriced vs. assessed values.

What to Offer

Offer 10-15% below list price. Sellers are under pressure.

Conditions most similar to late 2007 — overvaluation without corresponding income growth. Significant correction potential.
STABLESELLER SLIGHT

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge.

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Median price
$1,058,518
▴ 0.6% YoY
Days on market
19
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,536
county avg
Investor score
31/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
12
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-45.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$573,700
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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vs county comps
+72.8%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Barnstable+72.8%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft—
Price-to-income7.9×

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How 02556 ranks in MA
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Affordability, supply & momentum

48SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply9.3 mo
Days on Market19d
Inv vs History-5.1%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply9.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,536
Price-to-rent57.4
Est. cap rate1.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score6
Transit score4
Bike score—

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Barnstable County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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