North EasthamMA
2,085 people live in this town in Massachusetts.
Is North Eastham a good place to live?
11% of residents are under 18 in North Eastham, against 20% in Massachusetts’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 284 Massachusetts towns we compare have a higher median age than North Eastham. The biggest park or preserve is Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, at 51 acres. We don’t grade North Eastham yet; the figures below are still real.
North Eastham has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
1,806 counted in 2010 and 2,296 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
SS Pendleton and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Eastham. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Ancient siteSS Pendleton
2 mi National SeashoreCape Cod National Seashore3.7M visitors a year
33 mi MuseumPlimoth Patuxet
17 mi LandmarkPilgrim Monument
35 mi LandmarkNational Monument to the Forefathers
40 mi Theme parkEdaville RailroadPhoto credits
SS Pendleton: United States Coast Guard, Richard C. Kelsey, Public domain · Cape Cod National Seashore: SeduisantRedux, CC BY 3.0 · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilgrim Monument: Peter Whitlock (Transferred by adavyd/Originally uploaded by Willster3), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Monument to the Forefathers: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Edaville Railroad: Dan Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to North Eastham: who provides what
North Eastham is unincorporated, so Barnstable County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Eastham.
47% of residents are 65 or older
The share of adults 25 and older in North Eastham who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 49%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| North Eastham | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.3% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.2% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 22.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14.7% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 29% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: very low risk in North Eastham, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in North Eastham than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of North Eastham’s workers commute out
Most people who work leave North Eastham to do it: just 6% work in town. Employers in North Eastham added 86 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 350. In North Eastham, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| North Eastham | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Massachusetts and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in North Eastham is cooler
North Eastham brings chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 25° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Eastham stands out in Massachusetts and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink
Just over one in ten adults have diabetes in North Eastham. Only 4 of the 280 Massachusetts towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than North Eastham. Of 32 CDC measures, North Eastham beats the Massachusetts average on 12 and trails it on 8.
| North Eastham | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 82% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | North Eastham | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.6% of North Eastham is conserved land
The concentration of trails for North Eastham comes to 0.4 miles per square mile. 4.5 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wiley Park | 1.3 mi | 47 |
| 2. Sandy Meadow Open Space | 0.8 mi | 46 |
| 3. Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | — | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in North Eastham sell for about $761K
Homes sold in North Eastham spent a median 47 days on the market. 91% of North Eastham households own their home. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,688 a month.
| North Eastham | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,688 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Eastham
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of North Eastham; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 North Eastham residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
North Eastham lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
North Eastham’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with North Eastham.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Eastham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eastham | #213 | C+ | D | B | B | A− |
| Wellfleet | #161 | B | D | B+ | B+ | A |
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Is North Eastham, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade North Eastham yet; the figures below are still real. 2,085 people live in this town in Massachusetts.