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About Edgartown
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesEdgartown is a town on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, for which it is the county seat. The town's population was 5,168 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It was once a major whaling port, with historic houses that have been carefully preserved. Today it hosts yachting events around its large harbor. Edgartown also includes Chappaquiddick Island, a peninsula accessible by ferry.
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How Edgartown ranks
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Housing in Edgartown
The typical Edgartown home is worth about $1,869,000, up 5.6% in a year, 182% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Edgartown
Safety Grade B-
Edgartown reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Edgartown sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Edgartown
All Edgartown schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Edgartown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% 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 Edgartown is
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