North FalmouthMA
A town of 2,838, settled in 1817.
Is North Falmouth a good place to live?
66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in North Falmouth, above both the Massachusetts town median (47%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Wing Pond, at 35 acres. We don’t grade North Falmouth yet; the figures below are still real.
North Falmouth lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The Breakers and 77 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Falmouth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumThe Breakers
28 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
37 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
37 mi MuseumMarble House
21 mi MuseumPlimoth Patuxet
37 mi MuseumThe ElmsPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to North Falmouth: who provides what
North Falmouth 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 Falmouth.
About one in three of North Falmouth’s working residents commute to Falmouth
Among residents in North Falmouth, 3% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave North Falmouth to do it: just 5% work in town. Its typical journey to work stands at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Falmouth (36%), Boston (6%) and Bourne (6%).
| North Falmouth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in North Falmouth
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 24° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of North Falmouth’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Massachusetts or U.S. town
North Falmouth beats the Massachusetts average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. In North Falmouth, 28% of adults feel lonely. Only 3 of the 280 Massachusetts towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than North Falmouth.
| North Falmouth | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 82% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | North Falmouth | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in North Falmouth is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
North Falmouth has had 206 paid flood insurance claims since 1982. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in North Falmouth break down as 54% from inland flooding and 26% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.9% of North Falmouth is conserved land
Walkers can cover 7.0 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. In North Falmouth, the concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wing Pond | 0.7 mi | 35 |
| 2. Nye Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Cedar Lake Conservation Restriction | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in North Falmouth sells for about $1.05M at the median
For households in North Falmouth, the share who live in a home they own is 86%. Homes sold in North Falmouth spent a median 19 days on the market. In North Falmouth, the typical sale closed at 97.6% of the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Falmouth
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Falmouth
About 7 of every 100 North Falmouth residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts.
95% of working residents leave North Falmouth for work
Where North Falmouth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
North Falmouth’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with North Falmouth.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Falmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Falmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Falmouth | #193 | B− | C− | B− | B− | A |
| Bourne | #222 | C+ | C− | B− | C | A |
North Falmouth and West Falmouth aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Falmouth with a neighbor →
Questions about North Falmouth
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Falmouth, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade North Falmouth yet; the figures below are still real.