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About Brewster
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesBrewster is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The population of Brewster was 10,318 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Initially settled in 1659, the Town of Brewster is named after Elder William Brewster, the religious leader of Plymouth Colony. Brewster is known as the "Sea Captain's Town" for its wealth of eighteenth and nineteenth century historic captain's homes, including the Cobb House (1799), the current home of the Brewster Historical Society. Brewster is also notable as the home of Nickerson State Park, a 1,900 acre preserve carved out of the former hunting grounds of the prominent Nickerson Family. The impact of the Nickerson Family c…
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Housing in Brewster
The typical Brewster home is worth about $790,000, up 1.6% in a year, 19% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Brewster
Safety Grade A-
Brewster reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Brewster
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The public schools Brewster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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