Brewster vs Orleans

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

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

Brewster has the higher population (1,711 vs 1,618 in Orleans). Orleans has the higher median household income ($76,768 vs $75,481 in Brewster). Brewster has the higher median home value ($702,000 vs $542,500 in Orleans).

Population, income & housing

	Brewster	Orleans
Population	1,711	1,618
Median age	61.4 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,481	$76,768
Median home value	$702,000	$542,500
Median gross rent	$1,316	$960
Housing units	2,185	1,420
Homeownership rate	81.8%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brewster	Orleans
Population	1,637 → 1,711 (+4.5%)	1,798 → 1,618 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$53,517 → $75,481 (+41.0%)	$54,750 → $76,768 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$440,400 → $702,000 (+59.4%)	$441,800 → $542,500 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,200 → $1,316 (+9.7%)	$1,252 → $960 (-23.3%)

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

Orleans

Population

1,7981,618

Median household income

$54,750$76,768

Median home value

$441,800$542,500

Median gross rent

$1,252$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brewster	Orleans
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	12.0%	6.2%
18 to 24	2.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	7.8%	6.4%
35 to 44	5.3%	7.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	24.4%	21.9%
75 and over	16.2%	24.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brewster	Orleans
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	95.4%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brewster	Orleans
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	17.6%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	22.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brewster	Orleans
Drove alone	76.2%	68.5%
Carpooled	1.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	19.1%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brewster	Orleans
1-unit, detached	82.2%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	9.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brewster	Orleans
Poverty rate	6.4%	14.8%
Average household size	2.02	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1977	1979