Highland House · National Register of Historic Places
Truro’s story
326 years in pictures
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1700Truro is settled
TruroMA
A town of 1,708, settled in 1700. Home to 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 bordering townsMap →
Population
1,708
+22.5% since 2010
Typical home
$1.05M
−0.9% in a year
Household income
$119K
median
Median age
64.1
years
Jobs based here
492
Balanced
What makes Truro stand out
The 3 things Truro does most differently from other towns.
Highland HouseHistory
Settled in 1700
9 places on the National Register
Archive photos and papers going back 326 years.
Outdoors
61.8% conserved land
78 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves
61.8% of the town is conserved land.
$1.05Mtypical home
Housing
$1.05M typical home
59% above the MA typical home
Down 0.9% in a year.
A growing town
Truro has grown 22.5% since 2010
2,003 people in 2010; 1,708 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Truro’s report card
Outdoors78 miof trails · 61.8% conservedHousing$1.05M59% above the MA typical homeHealthAHealthier than 85% of U.S. townsSchoolsA−Beats 75% of MA districtsHazards30/100Low risk of storm & flood damageClimate78°/25°Summer high · winter lowCommute28 miHalf of commuters travel lessSafetyBLess crime than 61% of U.S. towns
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The data
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Outdoors
Nearly a third of Truro is conserved land
78 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
61.8%conserved
61.8%
conserved · 10,321 of 16,689 acres
78 mi
of trails · 3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape Cod National Seashore | 71.1 mi | 10,629 |
| 2. High Head | 1.4 mi | 78 |
| 3. Pamet Marsh | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing
A typical Truro home is worth about $1.05M
The typical Truro home is worth about $1,051,000, down 0.9% in a year, 59% above the Massachusetts typical home.
$1.05MZillow home value
Typical home value
Truro$1.05M
Massachusetts$662K
Market temperature
5
days on market
97.3%
sale-to-list price
−0.9%
value change, 1 year
5
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns
Truro beats the Massachusetts average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
AHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
13 better13 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Truro | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 8.5% |
Cape Cod Hospital
27 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
50th
percentile among MA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Truro’s public schools outperform 75% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools Truro’s kids attend outperform 75% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro Central | PK–5 | 78 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state testsAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.
30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding
23
paid flood claims since 1983
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Truro has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 25°.
78°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–40°
Spring39–53°
Summer60–76°
Fall47–61°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
78°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
About one in six working residents works right in Truro
Most working residents leave Truro for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Provincetown (18%), Boston (8%) and Eastham (3%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
18%work in town
Where working residents work
In Truro18%
Provincetown18%
Boston8%
Eastham3%
Orleans3%
28 mi
median commute distance
492
jobs based in Truro
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety
Less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns
Truro reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Truro sits closer to the middle.
BSafety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Truro2.8
Massachusetts3
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Truro10
Massachusetts10.4
U.S.15.5
61st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
35th
percentile among MA towns
7
violent crimes reported in 2025
25
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
By the sea
Truro lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 23% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
23%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
23paid flood-insurance claims since 1983
5storm & flood disasters paid out here
On the water
- Cape Cod National Seashore Directions ↗
- Pamet Marsh
- Salt Marsh
- Parker Marsh
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Landmarks
9 places in Truro on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Truro
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Truro () is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located slightly more than 100 miles (160 km) by road from Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the "Outer Cape". English colonists named it after Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The historic Wampanoag Native American people called the area Pamet or Payomet. Their language was part of the large Algonquian family. This name was adopted for the Pamet River and the harbor area around the town center known as the Pamet Roads. The population of Truro was 2,454 at the 2020 census. Over half of the land area of the town is part of.…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1700
- Population
- 2,454
- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- ZIP code
- 02666
Truro’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Truro.
ProvincetownWellfleetTruro