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Nantucket

Cape & Islands · pop. 14,255

Nantucket is its own world: 30 miles offshore, 14,000 year-rounders, grey-shingled everything, and home prices that hit $3M typical. The PTI ratio exceeds 25x, which is correct and not a data error.

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Livability Index
65
/ 100
Ranks #78 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$3.03M
21.7× household income
Household income
$140k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
140 min
peak driving
Population
14,255
5-yr trend 68/100

How Nantucket scores

Schools
78
Safety
88
Walkability
55
Transit
25
Biking
60
Dining
78
Nightlife
42
Arts & Culture
58
Green Space
60
Diversity
25
Climate
62

The honest read

Best for
Ultra-high-net-worth buyers seeking the East Coast's premier island address and all-weather island life.
The tradeoff
Everything on the island costs more, the ferry is expensive, and there is no escaping island pricing for anything.

Compare on your terms

These scores reflect a neutral weighting. Your priorities are not neutral. Open the full atlas to tune schools, walkability, affordability, commute, and seven more dimensions, and see where Nantucket lands for you.

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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Nantucket.

Edgartown
61/100 · $1.84M
Cape & Islands
Yarmouth
49/100 · $604k
Cape & Islands
Dennis
52/100 · $663k
Cape & Islands
Barnstable
54/100 · $719k
Cape & Islands

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