Moving from Boston to Barnstable Town
Boston to Barnstable Town: $89 more leftover
$2,039/mo leftover in Barnstable Town vs $1,950 in Boston after tax and rent ($89 more). +$1,068 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Boston leftover
$1,950
a month after tax and rent
Barnstable Town leftover
$2,039
+$89 vs Boston
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 2,397 households moved Boston → Barnstable Town (about 3,769 people, average AGI $191,998). 2,227 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Boston | Barnstable Town |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $6,626 | $5,964 |
| Rent | $2,549 | $1,938 |
| All other costs | $2,127 | $1,987 |
| Left over | $1,950 | $2,039 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Boston and Barnstable Town moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 85 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,750–$3,300
- Container or pod
- $1,200–$2,250
- Rent a truck
- $400–$800
Other moves from Boston
Dig into Barnstable Town
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Barnstable Town than Boston?
A one-bedroom is about $2,549 in Boston versus $1,938 in Barnstable Town. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $89 a month higher in Barnstable Town. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Barnstable Town have state income tax?
Barnstable Town is in Massachusetts, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Boston to Barnstable Town?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Boston → Barnstable Town move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.