Community & Services

Once you visit Provincetown, you may find you never want to leave. Maybe you’ll want to find a second home for future summers; maybe you’re ready to quit the hustle and bustle of your current life to relocate permanently to a more leisurely pace on the Outer Cape. Whatever unique reason it is that brings you here to stay, we have the services available to make your move happen, and the community foundations in place to support you..

When it comes to looking for a home there are plenty of real estate companies that provide sales and vacation rentals in Provincetown along with other Outer Cape towns such as Truro, Wellfleet and Eastham. If you’re keeping your home in Provincetown as a summer getaway, you might need an extra hand maintaining the property year-round. Do you really want to return after a long New England winter, only to find a family of hibernating squirrels has taken up residency? Check out the property management businesses and let them manage things while you’re away. Now your home may be your biggest asset, but it’s not your only asset. From retirement and investment planning to daily banking services and insurance, P-Town has plenty of financial institutions to serve you.

One of the many benefits of life in P-Town is that so many businesses are owned and operated by locals themselves. That makes them eager to offer personalized, caring service: they’re not just business owners helping customers, but neighbors helping neighbors - attorneys, business consultants, insurance agents, graphic artists, promotional products distributors, payroll and accountant services, web designers, electricians and plumbers - just to name a few.

Of course, life in Provincetown isn’t just made up of the four walls that keep you here. What we think you’ll really come to appreciate are the community organizations and non-profits that form the lifeblood of P-Town: groups that are dedicated to sustaining this town and its residents the way neighbors should. We take care of our neighbors here and there is a spirit of giving and community that defines Provincetown. Another defining aspect of Provincetown is the great number of organizations that seek to preserve our important connections to the past.

When you settle in Provincetown, you’ll find the services, support, and structures that you need for a beautiful life in your beautiful new home.