Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yarmouth's standout: it has 104 miles of trail and 28% conserved land. Overall it grades C, ranked 241st of 282 in Massachusetts. Residents are healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $601K, 6.3 years of the Barnstable Town metro’s $95K median household income. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Yarmouth, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Its National Register listings include Baxter Mill and Northside Historic District. Only 10 of the 283 Massachusetts towns we compare have a lower July high than Yarmouth.
Where Yarmouth beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,678 in 1790, a low of 1,229 in 1920, 25,023 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1710 and 5 maps from 1887 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Yarmouth takes its name from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, 3,320 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionYarmouth, settled in 1639, takes its name from Great Yarmouth, a large town in Norfolk, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Yarmouth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yarmouth. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Ancient siteSS Pendleton
28 mi MuseumPlimoth Patuxet
in town MuseumElephant House
30 mi LandmarkNational Monument to the Forefathers
13 mi National SeashoreCape Cod National Seashore3.7M visitors a year
26 mi LandmarkPilgrim MonumentSS Pendleton: United States Coast Guard, Richard C. Kelsey, Public domain · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elephant House: Nicole Leigh Martel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Monument to the Forefathers: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Cape Cod National Seashore: SeduisantRedux, CC BY 3.0 · Pilgrim Monument: Peter Whitlock (Transferred by adavyd/Originally uploaded by Willster3), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yarmouth, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Yarmouth.
Yarmouth has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is safe by national standards but not by Massachusetts’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Massachusetts.
104 miles of trail in 47 parks and preserves. The trail density in Yarmouth is 3.7 miles per square mile. Callery Darling Conservation Area, at 281 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Water Department Land | 5.5 mi | 212 |
| 2. Syrjala Conservation Area | 4 mi | 165 |
| 3. Callery Darling Conservation Area | 2.4 mi | 281 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Dennis-Yarmouth school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High, with 993 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 491 | C+ |
| Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 993 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 62% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar.
14% of Yarmouth adults binge drink. Yarmouth beats the Massachusetts average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 85% of Yarmouth adults had a checkup this year.
| Yarmouth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 82% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Yarmouth | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 35% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). Yarmouth’s median age is 54.6 years. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 47% across Massachusetts.
| Yarmouth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.6 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 47% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 58.1, men 51.4.
| Yarmouth | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.4% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
9.5% of workers work from home in Yarmouth. Jobs based in Yarmouth grew to 7,032 in 2023, 429 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Barnstable Town (23%), Dennis (7%) and Boston (6%).
| Yarmouth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 9.5% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Hyannis weather station records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Yarmouth has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 24° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
75.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.8% across Massachusetts.
The typical Yarmouth home is worth about $601,000, up 1.6% in a year, 8% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 19.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 75% of Massachusetts’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
169 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 17 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 169 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yarmouth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Yarmouth
About 4 of every 100 Yarmouth residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
28.7% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
6 places in Yarmouth on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Yarmouth.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Yarmouth ( YAR-məth) is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,023 at the 2020 census. The town is made up of three major villages: South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth, and Yarmouth Port.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Yarmouth.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | #241 | C | D | B− | C | A− |
| Dennis | #219 | C+ | C | B− | C | A− |
| Yarmouth Port | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Yarmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Dennis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barnstable Town | #244 | C | D | C+ | C− | A− |
| West Yarmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Dennis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yarmouth Port, South Yarmouth, West Dennis, West Yarmouth and South Dennis aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Yarmouth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yarmouth grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #241 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Yarmouth sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
7 notable people were born here, including George Thatcher and John Bear Doane Cogswell.
