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Oak Bluffs is a small town of 1,184 people in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 51 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,184people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,177/moRent
80° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
229Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,184
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 654 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Providence, RI
- 18 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to HYA airport
- 48 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dukes County: D+53 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.