What kinds of homes are in Tisbury, MA?

Name: Types of homes in Tisbury, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Tisbury, MA has 3,422 (±377) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 525 homes per square mile of land.

84.4% are detached single-family houses.

4.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

7.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 3,422 (±377)
Detached houses: 84.4%
2–4 unit buildings: 4.8%
5+ unit buildings: 7.3%

Homes in Tisbury by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Tisbury	Dukes County	Massachusetts	United States
Single-family, detached	84.4% (±6.4 points)	90.7%	51.1%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.5% (±3.4 points)	2.5%	5.9%	6.2%
2 units	3.7% (±3.7 points)	3.2%	9.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.1% (±1.6 points)	1.0%	10.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	7.3% (±4.5 points)	2.3%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	4.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.4%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.8%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Tisbury, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Dukes County (2.7%).

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 Tisbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tisbury
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Tisbury	—	7.3% (±4.8 points)	—
Oak Bluffs (community)	3.0 mi	2.9% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Bluffs	3.4 mi	4.5% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Falmouth (community)	5.4 mi	17.3% (±4.7 points)	Higher
West Tisbury	5.8 mi	0.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Teaticket	6.4 mi	2.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Falmouth	7.3 mi	1.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Falmouth	8.5 mi	5.3% (±1.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Falmouth	8.9 mi	1.3% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Tisbury, MA (0.0%), East Falmouth, MA (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Falmouth (community), MA (17.3%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Dukes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Tisbury	7.3% (±4.8 points)
2	Oak Bluffs	4.5% (±4.3 points)
3	Chilmark	0.8% (±2.9 points)
4	Aquinnah	0.7% (±10.5 points)
5 (tie)	Edgartown	0.0% (±1.4 points)
5 (tie)	Gosnold	0.0% (±32.2 points)
5 (tie)	West Tisbury	0.0% (±3.1 points)

The figures for Tisbury include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Vineyard Haven.

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 Tisbury

How many homes are in Tisbury?

Tisbury, MA has an estimated 3,422 (±377) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Tisbury houses or apartments?

84.4% are detached houses and 3.5% attached houses, while 12.1% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

4.8% of homes in Tisbury 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 — Tisbury town, Dukes 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 Tisbury town, Dukes County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:69940, in state:25 county:007).

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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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