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About Chilmark
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesChilmark is a town on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. The population was 1,212 at the 2020 census. The fishing village of Menemsha is located on the western side of the town along its border with the town of Aquinnah. Chilmark had the highest median home sale price of any town or city in Massachusetts in 2013.
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Housing in Chilmark
The typical Chilmark home is worth about $2,406,000, up 2% in a year, 263% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 1 sale in March 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Chilmark
Safety Grade A
Chilmark reports less crime per resident than 89% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Chilmark
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The public schools Chilmark’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Chilmark is
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