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NantucketMA
A town of 14,483. A typical home worth about $3.17M.
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Population
14,483
+40.1% since 2010
Typical home
$3.17M
+8.8% in a year
Household income
$140K
median
Median age
42.4
years
Jobs based here
5,917
Balanced
What makes Nantucket stand out
The 3 things Nantucket does most differently from other towns.
$3.17Mtypical home
Housing
$3.17M typical home
379% above the MA typical home
Up 8.8% in a year.
100 U.S. towns● Nantucket
Health
Healthier than 94%
of U.S. towns on CDC estimates
Better than MA on 13 measures, worse on 0.
Outdoors
#98 most conserved land in MA
208 miles of trails across 83 parks and preserves
23.6% of the town is conserved land.
A growing town
Nantucket has grown 40.1% since 2010
10,172 people in 2010; 14,483 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Nantucket’s report card
Housing$3.17M379% above the MA typical homeCommute2 miHalf of commuters travel lessHealthAHealthier than 94% of U.S. townsOutdoors208 mi#117 for trails in MAHazards89/100Very high risk of storm & flood damageSchoolsCBeats 25% of MA districtsClimate76°/26°Summer high · winter low · 25″ snowSafetyB−Less crime than 51% of U.S. towns
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Weather
Forecast →66°
Clear
H 64° · L 63°
Local news
All →- Great Point Properties Releases 2026 Nantucket Real Estate Mid-Year Reportcourier-journal.com · Sep 28
- Man charged with raping employee aboard his yacht in waters off Nantucket, legal filings sayBoston.com · Sep 15
- A 14-Year-Old Caught a Caribbean Cubera Snapper on a Nantucket Beach. Science Says It's No Accident.onthewater.com · Aug 31
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nantucket. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Nantucket home is worth about $3.17M
The typical Nantucket home is worth about $3,171,000, up 8.8% in a year, 379% above the Massachusetts typical home.
$3.17MZillow home value
Typical home value
Nantucket$3.17M
Massachusetts$662K
+8.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
About half of working residents work right in Nantucket
68% of Nantucket’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Boston (5%), Barnstable Town (2%) and New Bedford (1%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
68%work in town
Where working residents work
In Nantucket68%
Boston5%
Barnstable Town2%
New Bedford1%
Falmouth1%
2 mi
median commute distance
5,917
jobs based in Nantucket
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns
Nantucket beats the Massachusetts average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
AHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
13 better19 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Nantucket | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 12.4% |
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
77th
percentile among MA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
23.6% of Nantucket is conserved land
208 miles of trails across 83 parks and preserves.
#117for trails in MA
23.6%
conserved · 15,813 of 66,933 acres
208 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
#98
most conserved land in MA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Middle Moors | 35.4 mi | 2,351 |
| 2. Milestone Cranberry Bog | 15.2 mi | 773 |
| 3. Great Point | 12.6 mi | 914 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding
472
paid flood claims since 1978
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools
Nantucket’s public schools outperform 25% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools Nantucket’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
CSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Elementary | PK–2 | 399 | Not graded |
| Nantucket Intermediate School | 3–5 | 366 | C |
| Nantucket Lighthouse School Private | PK–5 | 76 | |
| Montessori Children's House of Nantucket Private | PK–K | 37 | |
| Cyrus Peirce | 6–8 | 358 | C |
| Nantucket High | 9–12 | 596 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduationAll 6 schools →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Nantucket has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 76°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–42°
Spring39–53°
Summer60–74°
Fall48–62°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety
Less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns
Nantucket reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Nantucket sits closer to the middle.
B−Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Nantucket1.9
Massachusetts3
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Nantucket11.1
Massachusetts10.4
U.S.15.5
51st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
26th
percentile among MA towns
28
violent crimes reported in 2025
164
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
By the sea
Nantucket lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
9%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
472paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
6storm & flood disasters paid out here
On the water
- Great Point
- Fishers Landing
- Miacomet Beach
- Polpis Harbor
Lately on the coast
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Landmarks
4 places in Nantucket on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Nantucket
Consolidated town and county in Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket () is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island. Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to an influx of tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months. The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. The National Park Ser…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 14,255
- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- ZIP code
- 02554, 02564, 02584
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