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1 / 30#30. Barnstable Town
- Population: 48,556
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2 / 30#29. Watertown
- Population: 35,171
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3 / 30#28. Forestdale
- Population: 3,713
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4 / 30#27. Vineyard Haven
- Population: 2,258
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5 / 30#26. Newton
- Population: 88,647
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6 / 30#25. Teaticket
- Population: 1,522
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7 / 30#24. South Yarmouth
- Population: 11,696
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8 / 30#23. Brookline
- Population: 62,620
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9 / 30#22. Shelburne
- Population: 1,436
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10 / 30#21. Lanesborough
- Population: 3,043
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11 / 30#20. Harvard
- Population: 6,829
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12 / 30#19. Belmont
- Population: 27,056
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13 / 30#18. Harwich
- Population: 13,329
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14 / 30#17. Sandwich
- Population: 20,369
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15 / 30#16. North Eastham
- Population: 1,871
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16 / 30#15. Yarmouth Port
- Population: 5,872
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17 / 30#14. Lenox
- Population: 5,089
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18 / 30#13. Wellfleet
- Population: 4,305
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19 / 30#12. Harwich Port
- Population: 2,119
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20 / 30#11. Newburyport
- Population: 18,282
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21 / 30#10. Orleans
- Population: 6,276
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22 / 30#9. East Sandwich
- Population: 3,765
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23 / 30#8. Yarmouth
- Population: 24,890
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24 / 30#7. Brewster
- Population: 10,282
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25 / 30#6. Wayland
- Population: 13,859
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26 / 30#5. The Pinehills
- Population: 4,724
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27 / 30#4. West Dennis
- Population: 2,703
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28 / 30#3. North Falmouth
- Population: 2,375
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29 / 30#2. Chatham
- Population: 6,554
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30 / 30#1. West Yarmouth
- Population: 6,124
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