East Falmouth is a village within the town of Falmouth, Cape Cod's second-largest municipality, sitting along a shoreline of ponds and inlets including Bourne's Pond and Waquoit Bay. Historically Falmouth built its economy on shipbuilding, whaling, farming, and salt production before becoming a summer resort town in the late 1800s. Today it blends year-round residential neighborhoods with a strong seasonal rhythm, drawing buyers who want Cape living without the density of the town center.
Menauhant, one of East Falmouth's earliest resort enclaves, was platted in the 1870s along Bournes Pond and Vineyard Sound and still centers on its 1914 yacht club. The broader village offers a mix of classic Cape cottages and newer construction, with easy access to Falmouth's beaches, ferries to Martha's Vineyard, and the Woods Hole research community nearby.