What kinds of homes are in Nantucket, MA?

Name: Types of homes in Nantucket, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Nantucket, MA has 12,594 (±20) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 273 homes per square mile of land.

78.6% are detached single-family houses.

10.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

2.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 12,594 (±20)
Detached houses: 78.6%
2–4 unit buildings: 10.1%
5+ unit buildings: 2.3%

Homes in Nantucket by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Nantucket	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	United States
Single-family, detached	78.6% (±3.2 points)	78.6%	51.1%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	8.5% (±2.7 points)	8.5%	5.9%	6.2%
2 units	5.2% (±1.7 points)	5.2%	9.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.9% (±2.6 points)	4.9%	10.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.8% (±0.7 points)	0.8%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	4.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	1.4% (±1.0 points)	1.4%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.3% (±0.3 points)	0.3%	0.8%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%

In Nantucket, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Nantucket County (2.3%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (22.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Nantucket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nantucket
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Nantucket	—	2.3% (±1.2 points)	—
Edgartown	20 mi	0.0% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Chatham	24 mi	3.3% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Yarmouth	26 mi	10.9% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Dennis Port	26 mi	11.1% (±3.3 points)	Higher
West Dennis	26 mi	9.1% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Oak Bluffs	26 mi	4.5% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Yarmouth	26 mi	8.0% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Harwich Port	26 mi	11.5% (±5.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Edgartown, MA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Yarmouth, MA (10.9%), Dennis Port, MA (11.1%), West Dennis, MA (9.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

The figures for Nantucket include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Nantucket (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Nantucket

How many homes are in Nantucket?

Nantucket, MA has an estimated 12,594 (±20) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Nantucket houses or apartments?

78.6% are detached houses and 8.5% attached houses, while 12.4% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Nantucket?

10.1% of homes in Nantucket are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Nantucket town, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Nantucket town, Nantucket County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:43790, in state:25 county:019).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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