Sandwich vs South Dennis

A side-by-side comparison of Sandwich and South Dennis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Dennis has the higher population (3,190 vs 2,976 in Sandwich). Sandwich has the higher median household income ($108,583 vs $86,500 in South Dennis). Sandwich has the higher median home value ($511,000 vs $454,400 in South Dennis).

Population, income & housing

	Sandwich	South Dennis
Population	2,976	3,190
Median age	57.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,583	$86,500
Median home value	$511,000	$454,400
Median gross rent	$1,729	$1,542
Housing units	1,984	2,619
Homeownership rate	78.3%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandwich	South Dennis
Population	3,002 → 2,976 (-0.9%)	3,393 → 3,190 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$93,333 → $108,583 (+16.3%)	$59,963 → $86,500 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$372,700 → $511,000 (+37.1%)	$314,400 → $454,400 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,182 → $1,729 (+46.3%)	$1,374 → $1,542 (+12.2%)

Sandwich

Population

3,0022,976

Median household income

$93,333$108,583

Median home value

$372,700$511,000

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,729

South Dennis

Population

3,3933,190

Median household income

$59,963$86,500

Median home value

$314,400$454,400

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sandwich	South Dennis
Under 5	2.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	8.3%
18 to 24	3.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	6.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	6.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.2%
55 to 64	18.4%	18.7%
65 to 74	22.6%	16.5%
75 and over	15.6%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandwich	South Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandwich	South Dennis
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	16.4%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandwich	South Dennis
Drove alone	69.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	12.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandwich	South Dennis
1-unit, detached	77.3%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	3.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Sandwich	South Dennis
Poverty rate	6.6%	4.5%
Average household size	2.04	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1967	1975