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Provincetown is a small town of 3,452 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 29 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 47 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $959k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,452people
$959kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,932 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Boston, MA
- 29 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $959k (≈$6,047/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,578 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 7% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HYA airport
- 47 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -105 ft
- Right on the coast
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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