East Dennis vs East Sandwich

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

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

East Dennis has the higher population (3,685 vs 3,597 in East Sandwich). East Sandwich has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $100,504 in East Dennis). East Dennis has the higher median home value ($658,500 vs $651,900 in East Sandwich).

Population, income & housing

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
Population	3,685	3,597
Median age	62.6 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,504	$128,750
Median home value	$658,500	$651,900
Median gross rent	$721	$1,556
Housing units	2,292	2,175
Homeownership rate	84.2%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	54.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
Population	2,575 → 3,685 (+43.1%)	3,473 → 3,597 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$64,096 → $100,504 (+56.8%)	$107,793 → $128,750 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$454,900 → $658,500 (+44.8%)	$484,400 → $651,900 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $721 (-43.6%)	$1,289 → $1,556 (+20.7%)

East Dennis

Population

2,5753,685

Median household income

$64,096$100,504

Median home value

$454,900$658,500

Median gross rent

$1,278$721

East Sandwich

Population

3,4733,597

Median household income

$107,793$128,750

Median home value

$484,400$651,900

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,556

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
Under 5	1.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	6.8%	9.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	4.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	5.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	16.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	23.6%	25.1%
75 and over	20.9%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
No high school diploma	1.1%	1.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	26.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
Drove alone	81.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	2.6%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	15.1%	15.8%
Other means	1.3%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
1-unit, detached	87.4%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dennis	East Sandwich
Poverty rate	4.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1979	1979