East Falmouth vs South Yarmouth

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

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

South Yarmouth has the higher population (11,642 vs 6,415 in East Falmouth). South Yarmouth has the higher median household income ($79,638 vs $69,121 in East Falmouth). East Falmouth has the higher median home value ($554,200 vs $465,100 in South Yarmouth).

Population, income & housing

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
Population	6,415	11,642
Median age	59.3 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,121	$79,638
Median home value	$554,200	$465,100
Median gross rent	$1,884	$1,665
Housing units	4,700	8,248
Homeownership rate	88.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.7%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
Population	6,441 → 6,415 (-0.4%)	11,091 → 11,642 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$64,875 → $69,121 (+6.5%)	$61,088 → $79,638 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$375,600 → $554,200 (+47.6%)	$329,600 → $465,100 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,448 → $1,884 (+30.1%)	$1,350 → $1,665 (+23.3%)

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

South Yarmouth

Population

11,09111,642

Median household income

$61,088$79,638

Median home value

$329,600$465,100

Median gross rent

$1,350$1,665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
Under 5	1.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	9.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	4.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	24.3%	17.5%
65 to 74	19.5%	15.8%
75 and over	16.1%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.5%
Two or more races	9.7%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	17.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
Drove alone	80.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	3.0%	7.3%
Public transit	1.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.5%
Worked from home	13.2%	4.6%
Other means	1.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
1-unit, detached	95.3%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	East Falmouth	South Yarmouth
Poverty rate	8.2%	9.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1973	1971