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A small cottage in snow under tall firs, printed grey: only its lit windows keep their warm colour.

Lit cottage in the snow, Envato Elements, licensed. Printed in February light.

Two houses, two seasons.

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Live from the NWS weather station at the Provincetown airport.

Houses thatstay warm.

Sales, summer weeks and year-round leases in Provincetown. Every listing is photographed in February, lights on.

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The February photo

Every listing gets a second photograph, taken in winter. The town goes grey. Only the warm rooms keep their colour.

A brick house at night after snow, printed grey: two lit windows keep their warm colour. An oil lantern lit on a sill below a frosted window, printed grey: only the flame and its light on the boards keep their colour.

Only the warmth is in colour. Sample houses, not listings.

Provincetown,all year.

Summer is easy to sell. We're good at February.

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Every type, the same checks: the flood zone, Historic District Commission review, the condo documents, parking.

What nobody has to tell you

Provincetown, MacMillan Pier and the harbor.

2014

The year Provincetown's FEMA flood map took effect: 16 July.

14.45%

Rooms tax on a summer week. 17.45% if the operator has two or more units.

The flood zone, place by place

Pick a public place. The pin reads the zone from FEMA's own map data, which ships with this page.

2014 FEMA map, not a flood determination

Provincetown drawn from the 2014 FEMA flood map: coastal high hazard (VE), 1% annual chance flood (AE), shallow flooding (AO), 0.2% annual chance (shaded X) and minimal hazard (X).

VEMacMillan Pier

Coastal high hazard: a 1% annual chance flood, with waves. Base flood elevation on the map: 14 ft.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, panels effective 16 July 2014, shipped with this page. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors. Check msc.fema.gov and the town before you rely on any of it.

  • VE, coastal, with waves
  • AE, 1% annual chance
  • AO, shallow flooding
  • X, 0.2% annual chance
  • X, minimal hazard

Weekly in July.Saturday to Saturday.

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  • ArriveSaturdayChangeover day
  • LeaveThe next Saturday7 nights, the minimum
  • Sample rate. Type your own; it stays on this page.$
  • State5.7% room occupancy excise$171.00
  • Town6% Provincetown local excise$180.00
  • Water fund2.75% Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund$82.50
  • 3% community impact fee, when the operator has two or more units$0.00
  • The weekRate plus 14.45%Before any deposit or cleaning fee.$3,433.50

Sample rates. Book July and August early. Tax rates from the Massachusetts DLS local options report and mass.gov, read 14 Oct 2026. Arithmetic, not a quote.

The office

Open in February. That's the point.

A cast-iron kettle on an old wood stove, in natural light.

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Open all year. Hours are sample details.