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East Falmouth is a big small town of 6,245 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 12 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 48 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $593k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,245people
$593kTypical home
$2,116/moRent
79° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,149 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Providence, RI
- 12 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $593k (≈$3,739/mo)
- Median rent $2,116/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 12% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HYA airport
- 46 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 635 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnstable County: D+21 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk