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A town of 5,811 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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Map of Eastham: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land20%3,240 of 16,356 acres
Trails27 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves23558 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1644Established
5,752Population
25.7 sq miArea
49 ftElevation

Eastham () is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The population was 5,752 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information about the village of North Eastham, please see North Eastham, Massachusetts.

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Housing in Eastham

$816K▲ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Eastham home is worth about $816,000, up 0.6% in a year, 23% above the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market13
Sale-to-list97.1%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Eastham

B

Safety Grade B

Eastham reports less crime per resident than 60% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Eastham sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Eastham 2.9
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Eastham 6.9
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Eastham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#17Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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