Sandwich vs West Dennis

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

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

Sandwich has the higher population (2,976 vs 2,586 in West Dennis). Sandwich has the higher median household income ($108,583 vs $93,958 in West Dennis). West Dennis has the higher median home value ($580,900 vs $511,000 in Sandwich).

Population, income & housing

	Sandwich	West Dennis
Population	2,976	2,586
Median age	57.8 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$108,583	$93,958
Median home value	$511,000	$580,900
Median gross rent	$1,729	$1,620
Housing units	1,984	2,888
Homeownership rate	78.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.2%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sandwich	West Dennis
Population	3,002 → 2,976 (-0.9%)	2,236 → 2,586 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$93,333 → $108,583 (+16.3%)	$67,469 → $93,958 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$372,700 → $511,000 (+37.1%)	$416,400 → $580,900 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,182 → $1,729 (+46.3%)	$1,219 → $1,620 (+32.9%)

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

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)

	Sandwich	West Dennis
Under 5	2.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	4.2%
18 to 24	3.6%	13.2%
25 to 34	6.7%	3.3%
35 to 44	6.6%	7.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	14.8%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	22.6%	23.4%
75 and over	15.6%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sandwich	West Dennis
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sandwich	West Dennis
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	16.4%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sandwich	West Dennis
Drove alone	69.7%	58.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	19.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.0%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sandwich	West Dennis
1-unit, detached	77.3%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sandwich	West Dennis
Poverty rate	6.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1967	1964