Buzzards Bay vs West Dennis

A side-by-side comparison of Buzzards Bay and West Dennis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buzzards Bay has the higher population (2,941 vs 2,586 in West Dennis). Buzzards Bay has the higher median household income ($95,847 vs $93,958 in West Dennis). West Dennis has the higher median home value ($580,900 vs $453,500 in Buzzards Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
Population	2,941	2,586
Median age	56.3 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,847	$93,958
Median home value	$453,500	$580,900
Median gross rent	$1,465	$1,620
Housing units	1,817	2,888
Homeownership rate	76.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
Population	3,528 → 2,941 (-16.6%)	2,236 → 2,586 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$75,142 → $95,847 (+27.6%)	$67,469 → $93,958 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$294,700 → $453,500 (+53.9%)	$416,400 → $580,900 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,303 → $1,465 (+12.4%)	$1,219 → $1,620 (+32.9%)

Buzzards Bay

Population

3,5282,941

Median household income

$75,142$95,847

Median home value

$294,700$453,500

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,465

West Dennis

Population

2,2362,586

Median household income

$67,469$93,958

Median home value

$416,400$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
Under 5	1.3%	2.2%
5 to 17	7.2%	4.2%
18 to 24	14.8%	13.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	3.3%
35 to 44	4.3%	7.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	16.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	19.0%	23.4%
75 and over	15.9%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.7%
High school graduate	26.1%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
Drove alone	69.1%	58.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	19.2%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	18.9%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
1-unit, detached	81.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buzzards Bay	West Dennis
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.4%
Average household size	1.94	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	37	19
Median year structure built	1960	1964