what towns would you stay away from on cape cod massachusetts?

Hi! To be able to help you out I'd need to know more info, since I'm almost positive there isn't an accurate answer for you the way you asked it. In most areas I can see asking worrying what areas are not safe, where is the crime high etc. None of that is really a actor on the Cape. But you still need to find what towns might best suit your needs, as that does greatly vary.

For example, do you want to live in an area that caters to the tourist trade, attracts a younger more seasonal population but has tons of restaurants and stores? Then the Yarmouth/Hyannis area mid-Cape would be perfect. Are you looking for a town that has more year round residents and less tourists, with a significantly older population? The Barnstable area might be worth looking into. Are schools and being in a community with young families a consideration? And many towns on the Cape can be VERY pricey. Are you looking to rent or buy? Do you have a price range? Do you mostly want to focus on just the town you live in or do you want to be able to get off the Cape and travel to other town in Mass? It can be a hellishly long drive, esp in summer, if you settle on the Lower Cape near Ptown. Is there a town you will be commuting to and/or are employment possibilities important? What type of a town do you like (busy, quiet, etc). And on and on, but I think you get the drift and these are the key questions, particularly those that are important to you.

If you want to add more info I'd be glad to try to help. The Cape just comes with a different list of criteria than most moves. But it's a lovely area you're heading to! I'll also put a web site below that may be somewhat helpful. It lists most of the major towns, clearly breaks them down by region, and if you scroll down past the advertising junk there's a nice little description of each town, it lists the population (you can see which towns are dead during the off season etc) and get a tiny bit of a feel for the options. I mostly like how easy it is to find the different regions, as that likely will end up factoring in to your choice. I'll check back later and if you would rather not post the specifics feel free to PM me. I'll be glad to help if I can!

ETA decided to add one minor tip. As you can see from all our answers, no one in MA (or NE lol) calls it Cape Cod...it's "the Cape." I personally don't care but if you start calling realtors etc I think it could only help to sound like you are familiar with the area. Of course hopefully you will be, at least a bit more, soon!!!

None of them

The Cape, for the most part is rather nice. It is however, very expensive

i agree with nova--there are no bad parts to cape cod...i suppose if you are a homophobe you should stay away from P-Town (provincetown) but that would be a shame since its one of the coolest coastal towns i've ever seen...it depends on what your interests are??

you can't really go wrong when you go down the cape, some of the best places are falmouth, hyannis, dennis, and p-town (providence town) which is at the very tip

Don't enter Dennis without protection.