Back in the day, small, rustic waterfront “camps” and cottages lined the shores of the Vineyard. They were home to hunters, seasonal vacationers, even celebrities. Times changed, economies boomed, and camps gave way to colossal manors, even as the romantic allure of the quaint seaside shack endured. Take, for instance, the 2006-built Chappaquiddick estate that is said to pay “homage to the illustrious camps that dotted this shoreline a hundred years ago – grand yet welcoming.” The 3.52-acre property features a 4,568-square-foot main house, a three-bedroom guest house, a spa, and a 2,200-square-foot garage barn. There’s also a 140-foot deepwater dock and two swimming platforms where you can dive into Nantucket Sound. 

The Crunch

34: Number of properties sold in the month prior to publication. Up from 33 during the same time frame in the previous year.

318: Number of properties on the market at the time of publication. Up from 256 in the year prior during the same time frame.

$10.75 M: Highest price paid for a property in the month prior to publication: a 5,558-square-foot waterfront estate on 3.52 acres on Chappaquiddick. 

$500 K: Lowest price paid for a property in the month prior to publication: a 604-square-foot single family home on Rock Avenue in the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs.  

$1.6 M: Median price of properties sold in the month prior to publication.

2: Number of proposed housing developments headed to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission from the Edgartown planning board. They include Katama Meadows, a subdivision plan off Meeting House Way, and a fifteen-unit project near Dairy Queen on Upper Main Street.

Based on arms-length transactions recorded by LINK, the Island's multiple listing service.