Even with Nantucket’s 2025 median family income at $163,500, the island’s median home price of $3.73 million has put stable homeownership and long-term rentals out of reach for many who live and work on the island full time. Housing Nantucket, an island nonprofit real estate developer, recently completed Wiggles Way, a fully occupied 22-unit, mixed-income rental housing development on Fairgrounds Road.

Tax deductible donor support allows Housing Nantucket to expand the island’s parallel real estate market: a protected inventory of homes that remain accessible to year-round residents. These homes provide an anchor for the essential workers who keep this island running, ensuring Nantucket remains a vibrant, livable community all year long. housingnantucket.org.