Below is a piece from the barnstable patriot editorial- once again a pat on the back accompanied by a quick slap in the face….

The Sperling’s BestPlaces survey looks at 24 parameters in 379 federally designated metropolitan statistical areas, of which Barnstable is one. The information was collected from different sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Green Building Council, U.S. Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency.

Sperling’s BestPlaces does provide another interesting fact about Barnstable that most who live here are painfully aware of: Its cost of living is 47 percent more expensive than the national average. According to the explanation, “The total of all the cost of living categories weighted subjectively as follows: housing (30%), food and groceries (15%), transportation (10%), utilities (6%), health care (7%), and miscellaneous expenses such as clothing, services, and entertainment (32%). State and local taxes are not included in any category.”

So we’re green, but expensive.

In the end, that’s probably not news.

Thanks again, David.