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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
78 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

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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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Brewster.

Orleans
58/100 · $1.04M
Cape & Islands
Dennis
52/100 · $663k
Cape & Islands
Chatham
61/100 · $1.31M
Cape & Islands
Eastham
53/100 · $810k
Cape & Islands

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