Brewster vs Dennis

A side-by-side comparison of Brewster and Dennis: population, income, housing, and more.

Brewster and Dennis are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dennis has the higher population (1,903 vs 1,711 in Brewster). Dennis has the higher median household income ($127,292 vs $75,481 in Brewster). Dennis has the higher median home value ($835,300 vs $702,000 in Brewster).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Dennis
Population	1,711	1,903
Median age	61.4 yrs	63.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,481	$127,292
Median home value	$702,000	$835,300
Median gross rent	$1,316	$1,542
Housing units	2,185	2,417
Homeownership rate	81.8%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	50.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Dennis
Population	1,637 → 1,711 (+4.5%)	2,307 → 1,903 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$53,517 → $75,481 (+41.0%)	$90,795 → $127,292 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$440,400 → $702,000 (+59.4%)	$505,900 → $835,300 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,200 → $1,316 (+9.7%)	$1,239 → $1,542 (+24.5%)

Brewster

Population

1,6371,711

Median household income

$53,517$75,481

Median home value

$440,400$702,000

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,316

Dennis

Population

2,3071,903

Median household income

$90,795$127,292

Median home value

$505,900$835,300

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Dennis
Under 5	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	12.0%	8.8%
18 to 24	2.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	7.8%	4.7%
35 to 44	5.3%	4.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	18.4%	20.3%
65 to 74	24.4%	23.2%
75 and over	16.2%	19.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Dennis
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.6%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Dennis
Drove alone	76.2%	64.0%
Carpooled	1.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	29.6%
Other means	5.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Dennis
1-unit, detached	82.2%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.3%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Dennis
Poverty rate	6.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.02	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1977	1973