Electric companies in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Barnstable County, MA ranks 3rd of 14 Massachusetts counties for hurricane risk, FEMA score 94.5. Barnstable County, MA has 230,073 residents. Barnstable County, MA: 2 utilities listed by EIA.
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Barnstable County, MA on the map
Barnstable County, MA darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Barnstable County, MA
| Utility listed for Barnstable County, MA | Type | Home accounts in Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| NSTAR Electric Company in Barnstable County, MA | Investor Owned | 1,303,076 |
| Massachusetts Electric Co in Barnstable County, MA | Investor Owned | 1,210,113 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Outage risk in Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 294 in all, 127.8 per 100,000 residents of 230,073, rank 11 of 14 Massachusetts counties. Property damage in Barnstable County, MA: $10.9M.
Events by year in Barnstable County, MA
events a year, Barnstable County, MA
- 27'15
- 21'16
- 15'17
- 23'18
- 114'19
- 33'20
- 22'21
- 9'22
- 19'23
- 6'24
- 5'25
Events by type
| Barnstable County, MA | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Moderate | 60.8 | 10 of 14 | 254 | 2019 (106) | $5.8M |
| Barnstable County, MA, tornado | Relatively Low | 45.5 | 11 of 14 | 6 | 2019 (3) | $4.9M |
| Barnstable County, MA, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively High | 94.5 | 3 of 14 | 19 | 2023 (10) | $33K |
| Barnstable County, MA, ice storm | Relatively Low | 46.3 | 12 of 14 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Barnstable County, MA, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively Low | 24.8 | 12 of 14 | 14 | 2015 (3) | $113K |
| Barnstable County, MA, heat wave | Relatively Low | 38.9 | 11 of 14 | 0 | none | $0 |
ZIP codes in Barnstable County, MA
- 02532
- 02534
- 02536
- 02537
- 02540
- 02542
- 02553
- 02556
- 02559
- 02561
- 02562
- 02563
- 02601
- 02630
- 02631
- 02632
- 02633
- 02635
- 02637
- 02638
- 02639
- 02641
- 02642
- 02643
- 02644
- 02645
- 02646
- 02647
- 02648
- 02649
- 02650
- 02652
- 02653
- 02655
- 02657
- 02659
- 02660
- 02663
- 02664
- 02666
- 02667
- 02668
- 02670
- 02671
- 02672
- 02673
- 02675
Facts about Barnstable County, MA
- Residents of Barnstable County, MA, ACS 2023
- 230,0739 of 14 Massachusetts counties
- Households in Barnstable County, MA
- 102,9812.23 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Barnstable County, MA
- 80.6%82,954 owner and 20,027 renter households
- Median household income in Barnstable County, MA
- $94,4527 of 14 Massachusetts counties
- Housing units in Barnstable County, MA
- 165,66162,680 vacant or seasonal, 37.8% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Barnstable County, MA
- 12.0%12,313 homes, 12 of 14 Massachusetts counties
- Utilities listed for Barnstable County, MA
- 22 with a home price: NSTAR Electric Company, Massachusetts Electric Co
- ZIP areas touching Barnstable County, MA
- 4702532 to 02675
- Outage-linked storm events in Barnstable County, MA
- 294NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Barnstable County, MA
- 57.4%median year built 1976
- Flood claims in Barnstable County, MA
- 587NFIP 2015 to 2025, $15.2M paid
- Home energy burden in Barnstable County, MA
- 2.8%$1,895 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA has no price series of its own. Barnstable County, MA: the Massachusetts average was 19.83 ¢/kWh in 2015. Barnstable County, MA: 29.35 ¢ in 2024, 48% up. Barnstable County, MA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Barnstable County, MA: a 570 kWh month at the Massachusetts price. Barnstable County, MA: $113 in 2015, $167 in 2024. Barnstable County, MA: $2,006 a year, 2.1% of the $94,452 median income.
Barnstable: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Massachusetts average | Barnstable: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Barnstable | 19.83 | +7.18 |
| 2016, Barnstable | 19.00 | +6.45 |
| 2017, Barnstable | 20.06 | +7.17 |
| 2018, Barnstable | 21.61 | +8.74 |
| 2019, Barnstable | 21.92 | +8.91 |
| 2020, Barnstable | 21.97 | +8.82 |
| 2021, Barnstable | 22.89 | +9.23 |
| 2022, Barnstable | 25.97 | +10.93 |
| 2023, Barnstable | 29.61 | +13.61 |
| 2024, Barnstable | 29.35 | +12.87 |
Barnstable County, MA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Barnstable County, MA price.
CSVHousing and heating in Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA: 95,086 of 165,661 homes were built before 1980 and 20,257 in 2000 or later. Barnstable County, MA has 135,286 detached houses, 11,310 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,007 mobile homes, and 20,027 of 102,981 households rent.
Age of homes in Barnstable County, MA
% of homes by decade built, Barnstable County, MA
- 12pre-40
- 340s
- 1150s
- 1260s
- 2070s
- 2080s
- 1090s
- 800s
- 410s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Barnstable County, MA
| Barnstable County, MA | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA, median year built | 1976 | 1964 | +12 years | 3 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, built before 1980 | 57.4% | 68.1% | -10.7 points | 12 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, built 2000 or later | 12.2% | 13.6% | -1.4 points | 9 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, detached houses | 81.7% | 58.4% | +23.3 points | 3 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 6.8% | 16.1% | -9.3 points | 12 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, mobile homes | 0.6% | 0.7% | -0.1 points | 8 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, renter households | 19.4% | 31.4% | -11.9 points | 14 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, median home value | $575,900 | $544,450 | +$31,450 | 7 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, median gross rent a month | $1,596 | $1,484 | +$112 | 7 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, people per household | 2.21 | 2.46 | -0.25 | 11 of 14 |
Cost of living with electricity in Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA: electricity $1,895 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,403, 2.8% of $119,776 income. 99,969 households in Barnstable County, MA spend about $189.4 million a year on electricity and $340.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Barnstable County, MA ($27,846 a year) spend 9.2% of income, 3.2 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Barnstable County, MA
| Barnstable County, MA | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA, all households | 99,969 | $119,776 | $1,895 | $930 | $578 | 2.8% |
| Barnstable County, MA, lower income | 28,602 | $27,846 | $1,442 | $674 | $441 | 9.2% |
| Barnstable County, MA, owners | 81,334 | $136,071 | $2,123 | $1,046 | $682 | 2.8% |
| Barnstable County, MA, renters | 18,635 | $48,656 | $900 | $426 | $121 | 3.0% |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA: 587 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $15.2M paid, median paid claim $12,491.
7,485 of 137,774 residential structures in Barnstable County, MA carry an NFIP contract. 9,809 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Barnstable County, MA on 8 Sep 2026. Barnstable County, MA lists 179 repetitive-loss properties, 14 of them severe repetitive loss.
Barnstable County, MA: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Barnstable County, MA
flood claims a year, Barnstable County, MA
- 59'15
- <5'16
- 53'17
- 294'18
- 16'19
- 8'20
- 24'21
- 60'22
- 57'23
- 12'24
- <5'25
| Barnstable County, MA | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA, claims 2015-2025 | 587 | — | 3 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, paid 2015-2025 | $15.2M | — | 3 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, median paid claim | $12,491 | — | — |
| Barnstable County, MA, claims per 1,000 homes | 4.3 | 0.9 | 3 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, homes with flood insurance | 5.4% | 1.7% | 2 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, policies in force | 9,809 | — | — |
| Barnstable County, MA, repetitive-loss properties | 179 | — | — |
Barnstable County, MA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Barnstable County, MA: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA totals 5,576 heating degree days and 477 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Barnstable County, MA is the 12th coldest of 14 counties in Massachusetts: 5,576 against a median of 6,064. For cooling, Barnstable County, MA is the 9th hottest: 477 against a median of 492.
Barnstable County, MA is a cold-winter county, with 5,099 more heating than cooling degree days.
Barnstable County, MA: 5,252 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,576 on the normal, 6% under.
In Barnstable County, MA, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 12.0% of 102,981, in a 5,576 degree-day climate.
| Barnstable County, MA | Value | MA median county | Barnstable County, MA, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,576 | 6,064 | 12 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 5,252 | 5,647 | 12 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 477 | 492 | 9 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 588 | 587 | 7 of 14 |
| Barnstable County, MA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 12.0% | 17.0% | 11 of 14 |
Barnstable County, MA: ACS B25040, 102,981 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA touches 47 ZIP areas, 02532 to 02675, about 4,895 residents each. Barnstable County, MA counts 230,073 residents in 102,981 households. 12,313 of the 102,981 homes in Barnstable County, MA heat with electricity.
Household income in Barnstable County, MA is $94,452; 82,954 of its 102,981 households own. Barnstable County, MA has 165,661 housing units, 62,680 (37.8%) vacant or seasonal, and 20,027 rented homes. Barnstable County, MA logged 294 storm events for its 230,073 residents.
The median home in Barnstable County, MA dates from 1976. Homes in Barnstable County, MA pay $1,895 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Barnstable County, MA
Compare Barnstable County, MA with its neighbours
- Nantucket County sits 32 miles south of Barnstable County, MA, with 14,299 residents against 230,073 there, 70 storm events against 294, median home built 1983 against 1976, energy burden 2.8% against 2.8%, income $119,750 against $94,452.
- Dukes County sits 30 miles southwest of Barnstable County, MA, with 20,751 residents against 230,073 there, 64 storm events against 294, median home built 1981 against 1976, energy burden 3.2% against 2.8%, income $102,348 against $94,452.
- Plymouth County sits 31 miles northwest of Barnstable County, MA, with 531,889 residents against 230,073 there, 431 storm events against 294, median home built 1971 against 1976, energy burden 3.0% against 2.8%, income $109,698 against $94,452.
- Bristol County sits 44 miles west of Barnstable County, MA, with 578,436 residents against 230,073 there, 346 storm events against 294, median home built 1963 against 1976, energy burden 2.9% against 2.8%, income $84,198 against $94,452.
- Suffolk County sits 58 miles northwest of Barnstable County, MA, with 782,172 residents against 230,073 there, 171 storm events against 294, median home built 1948 against 1976, energy burden 1.9% against 2.8%, income $92,859 against $94,452.
Cities in Barnstable County, MA
- Barnstable Town electricity rates49,232 residents
Massachusetts: home prices since 2001, planned plants.
Questions on Barnstable County, MA
Barnstable County, MA: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Barnstable County, MA: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Massachusetts average 29.35 cents per kWh, $167 a month at 570 kWh.
Barnstable County, MA: how many homes heat with electricity?
Barnstable County, MA: 12,313 of 102,981 occupied homes, 12.0%, rank 12 of 14.
Barnstable County, MA: median household income?
$94,452 in Barnstable County, MA, rank 7 of 14; 230,073 residents, 102,981 households.
Barnstable County, MA: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Barnstable County, MA: 294 NWS events, peak year 2019.
Barnstable County, MA: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Barnstable County, MA: 587 NFIP flood claims, $15.2M paid, 4.3 per 1,000 homes, 5.4% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Barnstable County, MA?
Barnstable County, MA: median home built 1976; 57.4% predate 1980, 81.7% detached, 6.8% in 5+ unit buildings.
Barnstable County, MA: share of income for energy?
Barnstable County, MA homes spend $1,895 a year on electricity, $3,403 on all energy: 2.8% of $119,776; 9.2% for lower incomes.