East Dennis vs Falmouth

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

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

Falmouth has the higher population (3,996 vs 3,685 in East Dennis). East Dennis has the higher median household income ($100,504 vs $68,267 in Falmouth). Falmouth has the higher median home value ($745,900 vs $658,500 in East Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	East Dennis	Falmouth
Population	3,685	3,996
Median age	62.6 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,504	$68,267
Median home value	$658,500	$745,900
Median gross rent	$721	$1,175
Housing units	2,292	3,275
Homeownership rate	84.2%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dennis	Falmouth
Population	2,575 → 3,685 (+43.1%)	3,540 → 3,996 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$64,096 → $100,504 (+56.8%)	$41,343 → $68,267 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$454,900 → $658,500 (+44.8%)	$540,000 → $745,900 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $721 (-43.6%)	$853 → $1,175 (+37.7%)

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

Falmouth

Population

3,5403,996

Median household income

$41,343$68,267

Median home value

$540,000$745,900

Median gross rent

$853$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dennis	Falmouth
Under 5	1.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	6.8%	8.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	6.5%
45 to 54	7.1%	5.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	23.6%	27.0%
75 and over	20.9%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dennis	Falmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	79.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.4%
Asian	0.7%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dennis	Falmouth
No high school diploma	1.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dennis	Falmouth
Drove alone	81.0%	56.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	15.1%	22.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dennis	Falmouth
1-unit, detached	87.4%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dennis	Falmouth
Poverty rate	4.2%	23.4%
Average household size	2.41	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1979	1959