East Dennis vs Northwest Harwich

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

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

Northwest Harwich has the higher population (4,205 vs 3,685 in East Dennis). East Dennis has the higher median household income ($100,504 vs $89,063 in Northwest Harwich). East Dennis has the higher median home value ($658,500 vs $596,800 in Northwest Harwich).

Population, income & housing

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
Population	3,685	4,205
Median age	62.6 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,504	$89,063
Median home value	$658,500	$596,800
Median gross rent	$721	$3,501
Housing units	2,292	3,310
Homeownership rate	84.2%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
Population	2,575 → 3,685 (+43.1%)	4,136 → 4,205 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$64,096 → $100,504 (+56.8%)	$74,208 → $89,063 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$454,900 → $658,500 (+44.8%)	$402,500 → $596,800 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $721 (-43.6%)	$1,176 → $3,501 (+197.7%)

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

Northwest Harwich

Population

4,1364,205

Median household income

$74,208$89,063

Median home value

$402,500$596,800

Median gross rent

$1,176$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
Under 5	1.7%	0.8%
5 to 17	6.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	5.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	7.1%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	17.3%
65 to 74	23.6%	20.0%
75 and over	20.9%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	86.6%
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%	2.9%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
No high school diploma	1.1%	1.8%
High school graduate	21.6%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
Drove alone	81.0%	61.8%
Carpooled	2.6%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	15.1%	25.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
1-unit, detached	87.4%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	East Dennis	Northwest Harwich
Poverty rate	4.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1979	1980