Falmouth

Barnstable County, MA

Population

32,694

Walk Score

76 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,306

Median home value

$522,900

Settled

1660

Falmouth is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woodwell Climate Research Center, NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Falmouth Village Green Historic District · listed 1996
North Falmouth Village Historic District · listed 1998
Waquoit Historic District · listed 2004
West Falmouth Village Historic District · listed 1998

Notable landmarks

Central Fire Station · listed 1998
Falmouth Pumping Station · listed 1998
Lawrence Academy · listed 1998
Nobska Point Light Station · listed 1987
Nye, Elnathan, House · listed 2002
Oak Grove Cemetery · listed 2014
Poor House and Methodist Cemetery · listed 1998
Teaticket School · listed 2002
Tobey, Josiah, House · listed 1994

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