TRURO STATS
1709 INCORPORATED
1,675 TOTAL POPULATION
1,053 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
$771,000 MEDIAN HOME VALUE
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
3% MULTI-FAMILY HOMES
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.
Courtesy of U.S. Census, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for 2023.
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