Cape Cod Towns

The largest town on Cape Cod and its year-round hub, Barnstable includes villages like Hyannis, Cotuit, and Centerville.

Bourne sits at the canal, the gateway to Cape Cod, and is one of the more affordable and practical year-round communities thanks to its easy access to both bridges.

A quiet, mid-Cape bayside town bordering Nickerson State Park, Brewster attracts year-round residents who want a slower pace without giving up proximity to Orleans and the Mid-Cape corridor.

Known as the elbow of Cape Cod, Chatham has a working fishing harbor and a tight-knit year-round community despite its seasonal visitor traffic.

Spanning the Cape from bay to sound, Dennis offers year-round housing close to both beaches and the Mid-Cape highway corridor, making it convenient for commuting to Hyannis or points west.

The gateway to the Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham is a quieter Outer Cape town with a small year-round population and limited but genuine long-term housing stock.

On the Upper Cape near the Bourne Bridge, Falmouth is one of the larger year-round communities, home to the Woods Hole research institutions and a ferry to Martha's Vineyard.

A mid-Cape town on the south side facing Nantucket Sound, Harwich has a solid year-round population and a mix of housing near its village centers and harbor.

Home to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Commons town center, Mashpee is one of the fastest-growing year-round communities on the Cape.

Where Route 6 splits toward the Outer Cape, Orleans is a year-round hub for the towns beyond it, with a real town center and access to both Nauset Beach and Cape Cod Bay.

At the very tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown has a small, tight year-round community and a well-known arts history, alongside a ferry connection to Boston.

The oldest town on Cape Cod, Sandwich sits at the Upper Cape near the canal and offers a historic village center alongside newer residential areas.

A quiet, sparsely populated Outer Cape town between Wellfleet and Provincetown, Truro has very limited year-round housing and a strong seasonal-rental market.

Known for its oysters and its stretch of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet has a small but committed year-round population.

A central Mid-Cape town bordering Barnstable, Yarmouth offers some of the most accessible year-round housing on the Cape thanks to its location along Route 28 and Route 6.