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Vineyard Haven is a small town of 2,469 people in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 49 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $847k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,469people
$847kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
79° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
229Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,469
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,893 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $847k (≈$5,344/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HYA airport
- 46 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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