Nantucket Land Bank Approves $348,175 in Lily Pond Construction Contracts

Nantucket Land Bank approves nearly $350,000 in Lily Pond contracts and hears Sconset park redesign concept.

Nantucket Tops National Luxury Vacation-Home Rankings, Report Finds

New national housing data crowns Nantucket the country's top vacation-home market, with entry-level prices near $14 million. A Realtor.com research report found vacation homes now make up 55 percent of Nantucket's total housing stock, roughly 17 times the national average, underscoring …

Nantucket Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $2.8 Million in Year-End Budget Transfers

Nantucket Finance Committee approves more than $2.8 million in year-end budget transfers.

Nantucket Select Board Unanimously Approves FY26 Year-End Budget Transfers

Nantucket Select Board unanimously approved year-end general fund and enterprise fund budget transfers July 13, closing out fiscal year 2026 with approximately $1.4 million in salary restorations to town departments.

This Week in Nantucket County: Jul 5 - Jul 11

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Report Ranks Nantucket First Nationally for Vacation-Home Concentration

A new Realtor.com report ranks Nantucket first nationally for vacation-home concentration, underscoring the island's costliest-in-the-country second-home market. In "Nantucket Leads the Nation in Luxury Vacation Homes, at Eye-Watering Prices," Realtor.com found that vacation homes make …

Nantucket June Deeds Show Just One Disclosed Sale Among Eight Recorded Transfers

Eight property transfers were recorded in Nantucket from June 12 through July 11, 2026, but only one disclosed a sale price, making broad market analysis impossible. The sole disclosed transaction — 9 Pleasant Street, sold June 12 for $9,650,000 by Mangrove Pine Holdings LLC to A Pleasa…

Nantucket Cemetery Commission elects new chair, approves two lot sales

Nantucket Cemetery Commission reorganizes leadership as outgoing chair steps down for health reasons.

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Nantucket Records Eight June Property Transfers With No Sale Prices Disclosed

Eight property transfers were recorded at the Nantucket County Registry of Deeds between June 6 and July 5, 2026, with prices undisclosed for all eight transactions; no sale price range or median can be calculated for the period. Addresses included 11 Hydrangea Lane, 44 Sankaty Road, 7 …