East Harwich vs Falmouth

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

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

East Harwich has the higher population (5,670 vs 3,996 in Falmouth). East Harwich has the higher median household income ($108,157 vs $68,267 in Falmouth). Falmouth has the higher median home value ($745,900 vs $585,400 in East Harwich).

Population, income & housing

	East Harwich	Falmouth
Population	5,670	3,996
Median age	60.1 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,157	$68,267
Median home value	$585,400	$745,900
Median gross rent	$2,213	$1,175
Housing units	3,686	3,275
Homeownership rate	89.3%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	51.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Harwich	Falmouth
Population	4,796 → 5,670 (+18.2%)	3,540 → 3,996 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$85,091 → $108,157 (+27.1%)	$41,343 → $68,267 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$380,000 → $585,400 (+54.1%)	$540,000 → $745,900 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,603 → $2,213 (+38.1%)	$853 → $1,175 (+37.7%)

East Harwich

Population

4,7965,670

Median household income

$85,091$108,157

Median home value

$380,000$585,400

Median gross rent

$1,603$2,213

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 Harwich	Falmouth
Under 5	4.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	8.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	5.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	6.5%
45 to 54	3.9%	5.3%
55 to 64	26.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	23.4%	27.0%
75 and over	11.4%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Harwich	Falmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Harwich	Falmouth
No high school diploma	0.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	26.5%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Harwich	Falmouth
Drove alone	83.5%	56.4%
Carpooled	2.0%	8.9%
Public transit	0.3%	3.9%
Walked	1.2%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	10.8%	22.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Harwich	Falmouth
1-unit, detached	99.1%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Harwich	Falmouth
Poverty rate	0.8%	23.4%
Average household size	2.25	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1979	1959