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Brewster

Cape & Islands · pop. 10,094

Brewster has the Cape Cod Rail Trail running through it, tidal flats that stretch a mile at low tide, and a quiet that gets hard to find further down the Cape.

Coastal QuietOutdoors & Trails
Livability Index
50
/ 100
Ranks #175 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$787k
7.6× household income
Household income
$103k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
115 min
peak driving
Population
10,094
5-yr trend 56/100

How Brewster scores

Schools
70
Safety
88
Walkability
18
Transit
8
Biking
22
Dining
42
Nightlife
18
Arts & Culture
35
Green Space
55
Diversity
18
Climate
63

Who lives in Brewster

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
57.2
Foreign-born
6.3%
Bachelor's or higher
48.9%
Population
10k
White93.7%
Hispanic / Latino2.7%
Asian0.3%
Black0.8%
Other / multi2.5%

Schools in Brewster

Brewster School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
29/100
ELA · 3-8
p50
43.8%
Math · 3-8
p51
47.1%
ELA · 10
p7
0%
Math · 10
p7
0%
Grad rate
Spend / pupil
$27.0k
Top 25% in MA
Teachers / 100
10.8
Top 10% in MA
Enrollment
434

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Nature-oriented buyers who want Outer Cape character at Mid-Cape prices.
The tradeoff
Income is low relative to home prices (PTI over 10x), and the town has limited services.

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