Falmouth vs West Yarmouth

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

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

West Yarmouth has the higher population (6,323 vs 3,996 in Falmouth). Falmouth has the higher median household income ($68,267 vs $63,859 in West Yarmouth). Falmouth has the higher median home value ($745,900 vs $456,800 in West Yarmouth).

Population, income & housing

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
Population	3,996	6,323
Median age	63.1 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,267	$63,859
Median home value	$745,900	$456,800
Median gross rent	$1,175	$1,514
Housing units	3,275	5,107
Homeownership rate	53.7%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
Population	3,540 → 3,996 (+12.9%)	5,741 → 6,323 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$41,343 → $68,267 (+65.1%)	$61,956 → $63,859 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$540,000 → $745,900 (+38.1%)	$292,800 → $456,800 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,175 (+37.7%)	$1,420 → $1,514 (+6.6%)

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

West Yarmouth

Population

5,7416,323

Median household income

$61,956$63,859

Median home value

$292,800$456,800

Median gross rent

$1,420$1,514

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
Under 5	2.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	8.5%	12.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	3.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	6.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	5.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	27.0%	16.9%
75 and over	18.3%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	74.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	3.9%
Two or more races	7.8%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
No high school diploma	6.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	14.9%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	20.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
Drove alone	56.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.8%
Public transit	3.9%	1.4%
Walked	6.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	22.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
1-unit, detached	57.9%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	6.6%
20 or more units	13.8%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Falmouth	West Yarmouth
Poverty rate	23.4%	8.0%
Average household size	1.83	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1959	1970