East Dennis vs Sagamore

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

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

Sagamore has the higher population (3,958 vs 3,685 in East Dennis). Sagamore has the higher median household income ($132,000 vs $100,504 in East Dennis). East Dennis has the higher median home value ($658,500 vs $562,600 in Sagamore).

Population, income & housing

	East Dennis	Sagamore
Population	3,685	3,958
Median age	62.6 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,504	$132,000
Median home value	$658,500	$562,600
Median gross rent	$721	$1,752
Housing units	2,292	1,892
Homeownership rate	84.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	51.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dennis	Sagamore
Population	2,575 → 3,685 (+43.1%)	3,675 → 3,958 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$64,096 → $100,504 (+56.8%)	$91,688 → $132,000 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$454,900 → $658,500 (+44.8%)	$412,400 → $562,600 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $721 (-43.6%)	$1,341 → $1,752 (+30.6%)

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

Sagamore

Population

3,6753,958

Median household income

$91,688$132,000

Median home value

$412,400$562,600

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dennis	Sagamore
Under 5	1.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	6.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.1%	16.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	23.6%	10.9%
75 and over	20.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dennis	Sagamore
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dennis	Sagamore
No high school diploma	1.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	21.6%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dennis	Sagamore
Drove alone	81.0%	72.7%
Carpooled	2.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	16.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dennis	Sagamore
1-unit, detached	87.4%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dennis	Sagamore
Poverty rate	4.2%	1.8%
Average household size	2.41	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1979	1979