North Falmouth vs West Dennis

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

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

West Dennis has the higher population (2,586 vs 2,558 in North Falmouth). North Falmouth has the higher median household income ($133,571 vs $93,958 in West Dennis). North Falmouth has the higher median home value ($656,400 vs $580,900 in West Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
Population	2,558	2,586
Median age	49.4 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$133,571	$93,958
Median home value	$656,400	$580,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,620
Housing units	2,745	2,888
Homeownership rate	90.4%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.7%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
Population	2,516 → 2,558 (+1.7%)	2,236 → 2,586 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$96,404 → $133,571 (+38.6%)	$67,469 → $93,958 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$553,700 → $656,400 (+18.5%)	$416,400 → $580,900 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,406 → $1,157 (-17.7%)	$1,219 → $1,620 (+32.9%)

North Falmouth

Population

2,5162,558

Median household income

$96,404$133,571

Median home value

$553,700$656,400

Median gross rent

$1,406$1,157

West Dennis

Population

2,2362,586

Median household income

$67,469$93,958

Median home value

$416,400$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
Under 5	8.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	4.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	3.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	7.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	17.9%	23.4%
75 and over	13.0%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	76.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	9.6%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	44.4%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
Drove alone	53.6%	58.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	19.2%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.2%	18.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
1-unit, detached	91.7%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Falmouth	West Dennis
Poverty rate	1.8%	5.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1971	1964