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Forestdale, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Forestdale is a Census CDP of 3,801 people across 3.81 square miles of land, in Barnstable County. Median household income is $108,158, 88.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $570,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forestdale
What Forestdale is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.81 sq mi
- Water area0.36 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land997
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarnstable County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestdale
How many people live in Forestdale
- Population3,801
- Median age42.4
- Population under 18865 plus or minus 210
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over639 plus or minus 215
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households1,498
- Family households989 plus or minus 208
- Share of households that are families66.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestdale
Income and work in Forestdale
- Median household income$108,158 plus or minus $31,518
- Per capita income$51,488
- Civilian labor force1,953 plus or minus 441
- Employed1,893 plus or minus 440
- Unemployed60 plus or minus 58
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over2,738
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestdale
Housing in Forestdale
- Housing units1,582
- Occupied units1,498
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 91
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied1,331 plus or minus 269
- Renter occupied167 plus or minus 115
- Ownership rate88.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$490,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,176
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units1,530
- Share single family96.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 66
- Share in buildings of two or more3.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestdale
How Forestdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,824 plus or minus 436
- Commuting under 15 minutes415 plus or minus 159
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more803 plus or minus 326
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.0 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Drove alone87.0 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Forestdale
SBA loans in Forestdale (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$570,500
- Average approval$95,083
- Median approval$43,850
- Largest approval$300,000
- Jobs supported31
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forestdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Barnstable County, not Forestdale
Barnstable County context, not Forestdale figures
- Establishments in Barnstable County8,957
- Covered employment, Barnstable County96,280
- Average annual pay, Barnstable County$64,707
- Housing units permitted, Barnstable County640
Every figure in this section is published for Barnstable County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forestdale.
All Barnstable County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forestdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forestdale, Massachusetts?
3,801, in 1,498 households. Forestdale CDP covers 3.81 square miles of land, which is 997 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forestdale in?
Barnstable County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forestdale?
$108,158. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $490,200. Median gross rent is $2,176 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forestdale businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $570,500 since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $43,850. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forestdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forestdale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forestdale. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Forestdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barnstable County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forestdale.
Is zoning published for Forestdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.