Strong Villages – Dennisport To The Power Of Ten

As I discussed in my previous post, the strength of a village is tied to the number and variety of activity centers that can be found within the village.  Activity centers can be made both public or private.  They share the common theme that they bring people to the village and invite them to stay [...]

What Makes a Strong Village?

As I look over our planning efforts and the future efforts on the Local Comprehensive Plan, one thing that comes to mind is what makes our villages strong? Similarly, we can ask, how can we improve our villages that are not so strong? The Project for Public Spaces had one such discussion, and [...]

What Are The Most Important Community Assets?

I admit, I belong to way to many professional email lists. Occasionally though, these lists provide me with useful information or ideas, for instance the Heart and Soul Grant we pursued this past year through the Orton Family Foundation. That grant writing experience, though unsuccessful, helped to start strategizing how we will pursue [...]

More Housing Data

A couple of weeks ago I posted some housing information from Trulia.com.  The following is more recent information.  Data is still incomplete for all of the Dennis Zip Codes.  However, there is more data available at this time than with the previous set of information.

Town
# of Listings
Ave. List Price
# of Listings
Ave. List Price
[...]

Dennis Population Forecasts

The following data has been developed by MISER and has been extracted from their statewide data:

NAME
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Barnstable
30,898
40,949
47,821
56,368
65,953

Bourne
13,874
16,064
18,721
21,712
25,130

Brewster
5,226
8,440
10,094
12,130
14,483

Chatham
6,071
6,579
6,625
6,732
6,877

Dennis
12,360
13,864
15,973
17,695
19,811

Eastham
3,472
4,462
5,453
6,202
7,029

Falmouth
23,640
27,960
32,660
36,389
40,543

Harwich
8,971
10,275
12,386
13,857
15,771

Mashpee
3,700
7,884
12,946
17,877
23,440

Orleans
5,306
5,838
6,341
6,585
7,017

Provincetown
3,536
3,561
3,431
3,254
3,029

Sandwich
8,727
15,489
20,136
25,987
32,646

Truro
1,486
1,573
2,087
2,349
2,603

Wellfleet
2,209
2,493
2,749
3,056
3,388

Yarmouth
18,449
21,174
24,807
27,651
31,315

County
147,925
186,605
222,230
257,844
299,035

Both the census count for 1980-2000 and the MISER projections suggest that Dennis is losing ground in relation to its share of county total population.

Percent of County

1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

Dennis
8.4%
7.4%
7.2%
6.9%
6.6%

Yarmouth
12.5%
11.3%
11.2%
10.7%
10.5%

Brewster
3.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.7%
4.8%

Harwich
6.1%
5.5%
5.6%
5.4%
5.3%

IRS Income Data for Dennis and Surrounding Communities

The Boston Globe provides a variety of interesting information for all of the communities in the state.  One item I found of particular interest, for economic development purposes, was the information they reported from the IRS.  The data for the entire state can be found here.  The table below compares Dennis, by zip code as [...]

Historic Residential Building Permit Data

The following is information on Residential Building Permits and pertinent total value by year.  The table provides the year, the number of units and the total value.  The data on the US Census site is not completely accurate, for instance, several multi-family structures have been constructed in the past decade, the Census Bureau only lists [...]

Foreclosure Data

We all know the housing market has soured.  The following information, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston illustrates just how bad it has gotten.  The data tracks housing foreclosures from 1990 through 2007.  It illustrates the last economic down turn in the early 1990’s.  Data for 2008 is not yet available, but all indications [...]

Some Housing Information to Digest

A variety of new housing information has become available.  Some recently reported on area television stations, some now available from real estate websites.
Warren Group Sales Trends
WHDH Channel 7 recently reported on a study released by the Warren Group.  The report illustrates housing prices for the first nine months of this year in comparison with the [...]