To get a feel for the safety of the city, you can use the Cotuit crime map. This map shows crime by area, and gives you a sense of how safe or unsafe an area is compared to other neighborhoods in Cotuit. You can also see the number of crimes in each neighborhood by day, and even by retail establishment. While you should always be wary of red areas, they do not necessarily indicate danger for the city's residents.
The population of Cotuit City is approximately 2600 people year-round. Another 1600 people live in the city in the summer. While some residents come for a day, others stay for decades. Many of the residents enjoy the clamming, the Fourth of July parade, or racing Cotuit skiffs in the bay. If you're a family, you can always get a cone from "The Coop," or a cold beer at Kettle-ho.
Cotuit real estate consists of mostly large and medium sized homes. While Cotuit's vacancy rate is slightly higher than the national average, the town's neighborhoods tend to offer a better quality of life and lower crime rates than the rest of Massachusetts. In addition, Cotuit's housing stock is largely owner-occupied, and most homes were constructed from the 1970s to the early '80s.
The population of Cotuit City is primarily residential, with the majority of people living in the Santuit-Newtown area. The Cotuit Center for the Arts and the Cahoon Museum of American Art are two cultural institutions that can be found there. Those who enjoy the arts can spend their time visiting the Cotuit Public Library and the Cotuit Center for the Arts, or enjoying the town's waterfront activities.