Review of Barnstable Town, Massachusetts


Dwindeling middle class is being replaced by the w
Star Rating - 1/17/2007
The Cape has become a place that is outrageously expensive to live. The housing situation is out of hand. I purchased a home in Mashpee in 1994 and sold it in 1999 when I relocated. The same home is three times what I initially paid. Most homes have only three bedrooms and no garage. And for that, you will pay in the upper $300s. Good luck getting home owners insurance without paying top dollar. There are no values on the Cape. Even going to the local movie theater is now $8.50 and climbing....
ROBERT | Mashpee, MA
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