Nantucket
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Outdoors in Nantucket
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Landmark of the day
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Brant Point Light Station
Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation.
About Nantucket
Consolidated town and county in Massachusetts, United StatesNantucket () 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…
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How Nantucket ranks
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Housing in Nantucket
The typical Nantucket home is worth about $3,171,000, up 8.8% in a year, 379% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Safety in Nantucket
Safety Grade B-
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.
Work & commute in Nantucket
Full picture →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.
Health in Nantucket
Health Grade A
Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Massachusetts
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Nantucket
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Nantucket
Full climate →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.
Schools in Nantucket
All Nantucket schools →School Grade C
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.
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.
Nantucket’s library
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