East Falmouth vs Falmouth

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

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

East Falmouth has the higher population (6,415 vs 3,996 in Falmouth). East Falmouth has the higher median household income ($69,121 vs $68,267 in Falmouth). Falmouth has the higher median home value ($745,900 vs $554,200 in East Falmouth).

Population, income & housing

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
Population	6,415	3,996
Median age	59.3 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,121	$68,267
Median home value	$554,200	$745,900
Median gross rent	$1,884	$1,175
Housing units	4,700	3,275
Homeownership rate	88.9%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.7%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
Population	6,441 → 6,415 (-0.4%)	3,540 → 3,996 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$64,875 → $69,121 (+6.5%)	$41,343 → $68,267 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$375,600 → $554,200 (+47.6%)	$540,000 → $745,900 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,448 → $1,884 (+30.1%)	$853 → $1,175 (+37.7%)

East Falmouth

Population

6,4416,415

Median household income

$64,875$69,121

Median home value

$375,600$554,200

Median gross rent

$1,448$1,884

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 Falmouth	Falmouth
Under 5	1.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	8.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	4.8%	6.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	5.3%
55 to 64	24.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	19.5%	27.0%
75 and over	16.1%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	79.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	2.4%
Asian	1.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	17.2%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26.8%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
Drove alone	80.7%	56.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	8.9%
Public transit	1.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.5%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.9%
Worked from home	13.2%	22.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
1-unit, detached	95.3%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Falmouth	Falmouth
Poverty rate	8.2%	23.4%
Average household size	2.16	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	36	19
Median year structure built	1973	1959