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Retire To Provincetown, MA
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Provincetown, Massachusetts is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Provincetown, Massachusetts


Provincetown Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Barnstable County blank blank 215,888
Provincetown 3,561 3,431 2,942



Provincetown
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .nana
2011 .$425,545-15.5%
2010 .$503,4695.3%
2009 .$478,2769.1%
2008 . $438,352 -13.6%
2007 . $507,175 9.7%
2006 . $462,339 -14.9%
2005 . $543,386 9.9%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Provincetown GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price na $276,000
Nearest Big City Boston na
Home Sales Price in Boston $325,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 131% of Boston home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Provincetown GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price na $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,515 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 18.9 times the annual rent 14.7



Provincetown
Cost of Living (2012)
158% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Provincetown Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.3% -- 33* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 113 days 8* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Provincetown Building Permits
(single family homes)
Barnstable County
2010 na
2009 20
2008 14
2007 18
2006 22
2005 25



Provincetown Interactive Maps


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