Best PlacesHyannis Port, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hyannis Port, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hyannis Port ranks 22,747th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hyannis Port
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hyannis Port's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hyannis Port ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Hyannis Port ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hyannis Port
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hyannis Port home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,036, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hyannis Port's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hyannis Port
Hyannis Port runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hyannis Port.
Who works in Hyannis Port, and how
Work in Hyannis Port centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Hyannis Port
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hyannis Port, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hyannis Port, month by month
Hyannis Port sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 57° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Hyannis Port
The nearest airport, Cape Cod Gateway, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hyannis Port
Schools across Hyannis Port average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerville ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Barnstable United Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Hyannis West ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Barnstable HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hyannis Port school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hyannis Port measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hyannis Port against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hyannis Port
Is Hyannis Port a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hyannis Port ranks 22,747th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, biking, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hyannis Port expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $722,440. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $82,036 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Hyannis Port safe?
Yes, Hyannis Port is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Hyannis Port with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hyannis Port. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hyannis Port represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hyannis Port detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hyannis Port: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hyannis Port: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hyannis Port: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hyannis Port: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hyannis Port detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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