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Nantucket is a big small town of 10,017 people in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. It's about 30 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 78 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,017people
$1.5MTypical home
$2,228/moRent
76° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
229Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,017
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Providence, RI
- 30 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,240/mo)
- Median rent $2,228/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,112 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ACK airport
- 76 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nantucket County: D+37 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk