Compare towns
Walpole vs Eastham vs Westwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walpole has the most people working from home (28.2%).
Eastham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.1%).
Westwood has the most expensive homes ($1042k median).
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 | Walpole | Eastham | Westwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,388Highest |
5,811Lowest |
16,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+16.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±1.2Lowest about the MA average |
60.4±2.5Highest 51% above MA |
43.9±1.6 10% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 25.1%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
12.5%±3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Westwood and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.9%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4% MA: 47.3% |
54.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
72.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Walpole and Westwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,500±$16k 65% above MA |
$72,992±$8kLowest 30% below MA |
$223,125±$33kHighest 115% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $687,100±$20kLowest 22% above MA |
$732,200±$63k 30% above MA |
$1,041,500±$42kHighest 85% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,205±$222 25% above MA |
$1,747±$101Lowest about the MA average |
$2,553±$323Highest 45% above MA |
| Westwood and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,523 42% above MA |
$4,973Lowest 17% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±9.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
83.8%±77.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
| Eastham and Westwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.3% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
19 minLowest 36% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.2%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±6.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.1%±5.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Walpole and Westwood 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 | #107 of 282 in MA | #17 of 282 in MA | #16 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Eastham · Nauset | Westwood |
| High school in town | Walpole High | Nauset Regional High | Westwood High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
9.8Lowest |
11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.