Nantucket
Massachusetts

What stands out

If you had to describe Nantucket County in numbers, start here: the median household income is among the highest in America ($135,590), the median home price is among the priciest in America ($3.1M), and the home price against local income is among the most stretched in America (8.8 years of income). Within Massachusetts it ranks 1st of 14 counties for the median household income.

Where you are

You live in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. 14,065 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -122).

Massachusetts has a flat 5% income tax plus a 4% surtax on income above about $1 million, an estate tax that begins at $2 million, and some of the highest home prices in the country inside Route 128. It does not tax Social Security. Health insurance coverage is the highest of any state, a legacy of the 2006 reform that preceded the federal law.

Money

The typical household here brings in $135,590 a year, higher than almost every county in America. Employers pay an average wage of $78,799. Unemployment runs 6.3%, higher than 97% of American counties. 10% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 12 minutes each way.

Massachusetts takes 5.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $6,780 a year.

Home

The median home costs $3.1M, pricier than almost every county in America, about 8.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $2,018 a month. Property tax is 0.28% of home value, roughly $3,553 a year on that median home, lower than almost every county in America. 71% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 2.7 per 1,000 residents, lower than almost every county in America. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 83.2 years, longer than almost every county in America. There are 20 active physicians in the county, about 14.2 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 3.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.86 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 75% of American counties. 97% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 28 points. 87% of eligible voters turned out. Under Massachusetts law you need local approval to carry a concealed handgun, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 51°F, highs near 58 and lows near 44, colder than 72% of American counties. About 29 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 85 out of 100, riskier than 85% of American counties; the county has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 254 Mbps down, faster than 76% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 4.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 4 museums.