Compare towns
Oak Bluffs vs Edgartown vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oak Bluffs has the most renters (23.6% rent).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
Georgetown has the most affordable homes ($651k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Oak Bluffs | Edgartown | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,407 |
5,278Lowest |
8,474Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.6±6.1 9% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
| Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±7Highest MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Oak Bluffs and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Edgartown and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $145,196±$37k 40% above MA |
$125,236±$33kLowest 20% above MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
| Georgetown and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $923,100±$132k 64% above MA |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$651,200±$23kLowest 16% above MA |
| Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$666Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,796±$470 about the MA average |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
| Georgetown and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,845Lowest 19% below MA |
$5,641 6% below MA |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.6%±34.8 MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Georgetown and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 min 54% below MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Edgartown and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #111 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Oak Bluffs · Martha's Vineyard | Edgartown | Georgetown |
| High school in town | Martha's Vineyard Regional High | None in town | Georgetown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
— | 9.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.