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Captain's houses and harbor views on Martha's Vineyard
Edgartown is known for its white picket fences, waterfront sea captain’s houses and a harbor where people walk on a sandy pathway to the lighthouse. Inns, cafes and retail stores sit along the densely packed, brick-lined downtown streets, where gray-shingled buildings have neat trimming. Short white fences, about 3 ft. tall, surround shingled houses as more of an aesthetic touch than a privacy method. In the rural Katama neighborhood, people can bike to the beach or visit the farm. Others buy property along the freshwater Edgartown Great Pond, build their dream home and kayak the days away. “Edgartown has the quintessential picket fences, the captain’s houses and North Water Street, which runs right along the harbor – the real classic look,” says Win Baker, vice president of operations at Point B Realty in Edgartown.
Old captain's homes remind visitors of Edgartown's rich history as a whaling town.
Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse has been safely guiding ships into the harbor since 1939.
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A variety of lifestyle options, from seaport to pond life to rural neighborhoods
Downtown houses sit near each other behind brick and stone driveways. The residential streets feel inviting and tucked away, like a storybook village of gray-shingled houses. The historic district forbids homeowners from changing their exteriors. Outside of downtown, it gets more rural. Katama, on the south side of town, has larger home lots, a farm and South Beach, a public beach known for its soft sand and big waves. Parking can be a hassle during Martha's Vineyard's busy summer season, but it’s worth it -- the view from the beach is the never-ending ocean. Streets like 3rd Street North, 12th Avenue and 20th Street South are Edgartown’s so-called “numbered streets,” and that’s where year-round residents tend to live, says Lisa Lucier, owner/broker of Anchor Realty.
The beaches of Martha’s Vineyard get a lot of attention, but there’s an entire subset of people who live on ponds and never leave, says Baker. For example, the west side of Oyster Pond has so many wealthy residents that people call it “billionaire’s row,” he says. “There are lots of lifestyles where people will say, ‘I’m a pond person.’ They like living on a pond,” says Baker. Pond people spend their days swimming, boating and kayaking. Home prices in Edgartown range from $1.1 million to $20 million.
Also in Edgartown is Chappaquiddick Island, known colloquially as “Chappy.” Accessible only by ferry or a beachy drive, Chappy is mostly conservation land and grand homes. It takes a minute and a half to reach Chappy by ferry from Edgartown, says Baker, but the ferry only takes three cars at a time, which causes a backlog in the summer. Chappy has just one store, Blackbird Cafe, which proudly calls itself "the only store on Chappy." But since there's not a lot of nearby retail, neighbors need to be careful when they're out shopping. “It’s not the kind of place where you want to go to your house, get across and say, ‘Oh my God, I forgot to get milk,” says Baker. It’s not uncommon for Chappy homes to have a multimillion-dollar price tag. Beachfront estates on multiple acres can cost $15 million.
A patriotic sail catches the wind and propels the boat toward the exit of Edgartown Harbor
South Beach in Edgartown stretches as far as the eye can see.
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Homes are expensive, but property taxes in Edgartown are low
Edgartown maintains a robust base of commercial taxpayers and historical buildings, which keep property taxes relatively low. In 2024, the residential property tax rate in Edgartown was $2.55, compared to $5.23 in Oak Bluffs and $7.98 in Vineyard Haven. “Edgartown taxes are half the price of Oak Bluffs because they have properties that generate more taxes for them. They both have harbors, but I’m sure Edgartown harbor generates a lot more money than Oak Bluffs,” Lucier says. “I’ve lived in both towns and have property in both towns. I wish they were all in Edgartown for the taxes.”
A large Cape Cod home with a gambrel roof in Edgartown.
Colonial homes with white picket fences line the streets of Edgertown.
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What kinds of beaches does Martha's Vineyard have?
Chappy is hard to get to, but it has beautiful, flat beaches underneath the open sky. It sits facing the Nantucket Sound, which gets mildly wavy, and sunset views from Dike Bridge are legendary. The still-water Vineyard Sound separates the island from Cape Cod, but on the south side, at South and Katama beaches, waves are big and crashing. They break on the beach, so they’re not big enough for surfing, says Baker, but they’re still thrilling. “One of the nice things about the great ponds is you can go there and swim in the pond if you have little kids or walk across the bluff and be in the pounding surf,” he says.
A family enjoys a friendly game of spike ball on South Beach in Edgartown.
The beach by the Chappy Ferry is a perfect place to walk the dog.
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Fresh produce and flowers in rural Edgartown
In Katama, people can bike or walk to the beach via sandy roadside pathways. The rural area is home to Katama Farm, which has a community garden, walking trails and animals like cows, pigs and goats. Its FARM Institute is a nonprofit forging a connection between kids and agriculture. On the way to West Tisbury is Morning Glory Farm, a family-owned agribusiness growing sweet corn, herbs, strawberries, fresh-cut flowers and more. The farm also sells meats and is open year-round. The private Edgartown Golf Club is open all year and hosts benefit golf tournaments open to anyone.
Sheep snack on some grass at Katama Farm in Edgartown
A Rose climbs a white picket fence towards the sun in Edgartown.
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Shopping for groceries and going out on the town
Edgartown is home to a Stop & Shop grocery store, one of two on the island. Stop & Shop provides housing to its workers on Martha’s Vineyard because of the high cost of living, a policy adopted by many island employers. In the off-season, construction businesses will rent summer vacation homes as housing for their workers to get jobs done, says Lucier. “It’s very common if you want to keep your help,” she says. “It’s much easier to provide housing for them to get them to stay.” Otherwise, affording a place to live on the island would be difficult.
Some of the most popular restaurants and bars on the entire island are in Edgartown. Rockfish, which is downtown, offers late-night drinks. Rosewater Market serves iced coffee and breakfast sandwiches on hot days and has an outdoor brick patio behind a white picket fence. Alchemy Bistro & Bar has a two-story open-air dining room and great cocktails, and 19 Raw Oyster Bar serves seafood towers and a robust menu of sides like shrimp fried rice and jalapeno creamed corn. Charming New England inns are tucked away on downtown streets. The Charlotte Inn, for example, has a shaded terrace area for guests.
Main St. has all your shopping and dinning needs covered while in Edgartown.
Stop into the welcoming Sea Legs shop located by the Edgartown Ferry.
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Highly-rated Martha's Vineyard schools
Kids living in Edgartown can attend the Edgartown School, a public school serving kindergarten through eighth grade. The school serves about 400 students, has a B-minus rating from Niche and has an active PTA with different memberships. High schoolers on the island attend Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, a two-time National Blue Ribbon School award winner. The high school has a B-plus rating from Niche and about 700 students.
Watch your kids grow at Edgartown Elementary School.
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School got a B+ for academics by Niche.
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Seasonal ferry to Falmouth and flying via Cape Air
Ferry boats connect Edgartown with the Cape Cod town of Falmouth in the spring and summer. Beach Road connects the town to Oak Bluffs, which is about 15 minutes away, and Edgartown-West Tisbury Road connects it to rural up-island communities like Chilmark. The tiny Martha’s Vineyard Airport is 10 minutes from downtown. Cape Air flies people between the island and Boston year-round, and during season, large carriers like JetBlue and American Airlines link the Vineyard with Chicago and New York.
Martha's Vineyard is located about right on the town line of Edgartown and Tisbury.
Public transportation makes it easy to get around Edgartown.
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Edgartown Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard sell after 125 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard over the last 12 months is $1,985,000, down 1% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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