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West Dennis is a small town of 2,556 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 64 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $645k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,556people
$645kTypical home
$1,593/moRent
78° / 38°Summer / winter
23"Snow
229Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,556
- Part of a metro area
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $645k (≈$4,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,593/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 60
- 9% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HYA airport
- 65 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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