Dukes County, Massachusetts Real Estate Listings and Moving Services
Dukes County is lying in the state of Massachusetts. With a land mass of 490 square miles, Dukes County is one of the smaller counties in the state, while in population it is near the bottom with 1,498 inhabitants. Dukes County's population density of rural makes it one of the most mostly populated areas in the state. The county's largest city is Vineyard Haven, with a population of 9,551.
Dukes County is one of the
affluent regions in the state. The median income for Dukes County residents is $44,857, putting the area in in the bottom half of all counties in Massachusetts. As a reflection this, the average house price in Dukes County is $364,463, well above the state average of $202,794.
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The Per-capita student spending on education in Dukes County is $17,439 per student per year, the lowest in the state (and reflecting the high importance given to schools in the region). The student-teacher ratio in Dukes County schools is 10 students to a teacher.
Commute times for inhabitants of Dukes County average 18 min., much shorter than the average for Massachusetts as a whole.