AROUND CAPE COD
TRURO STATS
1709 INCORPORATED
1,675 TOTAL POPULATION
1,053 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
Truro
$1,187,500 MEDIAN SALES PRICE *
Truro is narrow, stretching only a few miles from its eastern shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean to its western coast on Cape Cod Bay. Condos and cottages along Shore Road, expansive modern homes, and a good share of traditional Capes are among the real estate choices in Truro. The town offers laid-back privacy and pastoral charm, but is also home to the popular Truro Vineyards winery and its new South Hollow Spirits distillery. Also in town is the renowned Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill and the Payomet Performing Arts Center, situated at the Highlands Center, which offers seasonal live performances from nationally known talent.
Positioned nearly at the end of the peninsula, Truro is the least populated town on Cape Cod. Homeowners here are treated to dramatic natural beauty throughout the seasons, with sandy cliffs that overlook wild ocean beaches, kettle ponds, the Pamet and Little Pamet rivers, salt marshes, and dense oak forests. Much of Truro is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, including the Highlands Center trail, which is the site of the former North Truro Air Force Station and the Highland Light Station, also known as Cape Cod Light—the oldest working lighthouse on the Cape.
Payomet is one of the names the Wampanoag people called the area, which was colonized by the British in the 1690s, who eventually renamed it for the town of Truro in Cornwall, England, in 1709. Today, Truro is an attractive destination for summer visitors and a distinctive location for year-round living. The iconic Highland Light, also known as Cape Cod Light, was originally commissioned by George Washington in 1797 as the twentieth light station in the new United States. A replacement brick structure was erected near the original wooden tower in 1831, and the present-day 66-foot-tall brick light tower and Queen Anne-style keeper’s house replaced the previous lighthouse in 1857. Highland Light recently underwent an extensive renovation and is now open to the public to tour from May to October.
84% OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS
95% SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
POINTS OF INTEREST
3% MULTI-FAMILY HOMES
• Ballston Beach
• Highland Links Golf Course
• Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
A terrific choice for paddling, kayaking, or fishing, the four-mile-long Pamet River flows nearly all the way across Truro into Cape Cod Bay. Named for the Pamet Tribe, the river is a tidal estuary with significant salt marsh areas.
• Head of the Meadow Beach
• Jenny Lind Tower
• Truro Farmers’ Market
• Highland House Museum
• Pamet River
• Truro Vineyards
• Highland Light (Cape Cod Light)
• Payomet Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of U.S. Census, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for 2023. *Source: CCIMLS Year Over Year Comparison Report, 1.1.25-12.31.25, Single Family Homes Only, Includes Comparable Sales.
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