December 10, 2021: It's been a crazy year in real estate everywhere, but on Cape Cod, it's been exceptionally fast-paced, competitive, and sometimes absurd, with some homes selling for 40 to 61% over the asking price. It's been a distressing time for many couples and families trying to find a home here. Our new series is devoted to making understanding Cape Cod real estate easier.

 Expensive Cape Cod
  
 The values shown are the median sales price of single-family homes in towns across the Cape. 9/21 to 9/24

 Provincetown @ $1,395,000 to $2,075,000
 Chatham @ $1,230,0000 to $1,312,500
 Truro @ $1,049,750 to $1,200,000
 Orleans @ $963,000 to $1,222,500
 Wellfleet @ $802,500 to $965,000
 Brewster @ $675,000 to $784,539
 Mashpee @ $675,000 to $780,000
 Falmouth @ $671,250 to $788,000
 Eastham @ $655,000 to $779,500
 Sandwich @ $610,000 to $676,000
 Harwich @ $575,000 to $760,500
 Barnstable @ $555,888 to $675,000
 Dennis @ $525,000 to $650,000
 Bourne @ $525,000 to $660,000
 Yarmouth @ $455,000 to $591,000

All figures are based on the median sales price for the year to date, September 2021, based on data from the Cape and Islands Association of Realtors. The list does not include figures from Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, or Wareham.