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Harwich vs East Harwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harwich has the most people working from home (17.3%).
East Harwich has the highest household income ($112k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Harwich | East Harwich |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,598Highest |
5,654Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.6±1.5Lowest 47% above MA |
60.3±1.4Highest 51% above MA |
| East Harwich and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
12.8%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| East Harwich and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 35.8%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
35.1%±4.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Harwich and East Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| East Harwich and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,966±$13kLowest 7% below MA |
$111,508±$15kHighest 7% above MA |
| East Harwich and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $658,600±$26kHighest 17% above MA |
$638,900±$25kLowest 14% above MA |
| Harwich and East Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,017±$738Lowest 14% above MA |
$2,329±$208Highest 32% above MA |
| East Harwich and Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,189Highest 30% below MA |
$3,951Lowest 34% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±26.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Harwich and East Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Highest MA: 10% |
1.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 14% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 17.3%±4.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Harwich and East Harwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #157 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Monomoy Regional School District · Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Monomoy Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.