Area data
Onset, MA — ZIP 02532
Population: 13,267 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $654,196
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +29.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +95.8%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $654,693
- House Price Index
- 467.4 (+2.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $415,000
- Median list price
- $489,950
- Median days on market
- 28 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.7%
- Active listings
- 10
- 1-year forecast
- +2.1%
- Days to pending
- 45 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 36
Rents
- Typical rent
- $3,000/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,597/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,658/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 30.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.10/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning, inlandFlooding, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 331
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 14.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 334
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 14
- Nearest national park
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (FMH) (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.7 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +94 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $4,151
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 81,694
- Average weekly wage
- $1,158
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 364
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