Provincetown
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About Provincetown
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesProvincetown () is a town located at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States census, Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Often called "P-town" or "Ptown", the locale is known as a vacation destination for its beaches, harbor, artists, and tourist industry, particularly for LGBTQ people.
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Housing in Provincetown
The typical Provincetown home is worth about $1,078,000, up 4.5% in a year, 63% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Provincetown
Safety Grade C
Provincetown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.
Schools in Provincetown
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The public schools Provincetown’s kids attend trail 84% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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