Harwich, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Harwich ( HAR-witch) is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. At the 2020 census it had a population of 13,440. Harwich experiences a seasonal increase to roughly 37,000. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on the Nantucket Sound side of Cape Cod. Harwich has three active harbors. Saquatucket, Wychmere and Allen Harbors are all in Harwich Port. The town of Harwich includes the villages of Pleasant Lake, West Harwich, East Harwich, Harwich Port, Harwich Center, North Harwich, Northwest Harwich, and South Harwich. It is named after the English town of Harwich.

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How Harwich ranks

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#29Lowest property tax in MA #54Shortest commute in MA #59Fastest growing in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code02645

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Living in Harwich

Housing in Harwich

$759K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Harwich home is worth about $759,000, up 3.3% in a year, 15% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market17

Sale-to-list101.5%

Sold in May22

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Safety in Harwich

A⁻

Safety Grade A-

Harwich reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Harwich sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Harwich 0.8

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Harwich 5

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Harwich

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Harwich’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictMonomoy Regional School DistrictSchools4

Harwich Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 449 students Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 251 students Monomoy Regional High School B+High · Grades 8–12 · 738 students Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical B-High · Grades 9–12 · 682 students

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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