Town guide

Tisbury, Massachusetts

Tisbury is a town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, home to about 4,893 people across 6.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 02568.

Homes sold for a median of $772 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population4,893750 per sq mi
Median home value$993,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$772Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tisbury

1 ZIP code

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Around Tisbury

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)47 miles away
Closer regional airportCape Cod Gateway Airport (HYA)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA65 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY182 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tisbury; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Tisbury

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Tisbury had 4,815 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.

It’s the 256th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Dukes County grew from 4,561 residents in 1900 to 20,600 in 2020.

Tisbury population by census2000: 3,755, 2010: 3,949, 2020: 4,8153,75520003,94920104,8152020

Dukes County, 1900–2020

Dukes County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,561, 1910: 4,504, 1920: 4,372, 1930: 4,953, 1940: 5,669, 1950: 5,633, 1960: 5,829, 1970: 6,117, 1980: 8,942, 1990: 11,639, 2000: 14,987, 2010: 16,535, 2020: 20,6005K’00’104K’20’306K’40’506K’60’709K’80’9015K’00’1021K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TisburyJan: high 39°F, low 23°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 29°F, 4 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 36°F, 3.7 in; May: high 65°F, low 46°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 55°F, 3.2 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 61°F, 2.8 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 60°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 36°F, 4 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 29°F, 3.8 in39°23°Jan3.340°23°Feb2.646°29°Mar4.055°36°Apr3.765°46°May3.373°55°Jun3.279°61°Jul2.879°60°Aug3.473°52°Sep3.863°43°Oct4.454°36°Nov4.045°29°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vineyard Haven Ap, MA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Dukes County

6,082 jobs at 1,251 businesses in Dukes County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dukes CountyRetail trade: 1,067 jobs; Construction: 913 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 868 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 656 jobs; Administrative and support: 592 jobs; Other services: 341 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 295 jobs; Professional services: 281 jobsRetail trade 18% Construction 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Administrative and support 10% Other services 6% Arts, entertainment and recreation 5% Professional services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

109 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tisbury.

Nearest hospitals

  • Martha's Vineyard Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Oak Bluffs1.0 miles
  • Falmouth HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Falmouth8.1 miles
  • Cape Cod HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hyannis21.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors2
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers80
Physical and occupational therapists2
Optometrists3
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Tisbury

Parks (23 nearby)

  • Lakeside Park · 12 acres1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park · 9 acres0.5 mi
  • Sumner Park · 5 acres1.8 mi
  • Washington Park · 5 acres1.7 mi
  • Mill Square Park · 5 acres1.9 mi
  • Veira Park · 3 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop0.5 mi
  • Cronig's1.1 mi
  • Reliable1.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Vineyard Scripts0.3 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Vineyard Haven Public Library0.8 mi
  • Oak Bluffs Public Library1.4 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

  • Martha's Vineyard Museum0.3 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole0.7 mi
  • Cottage Museum1.7 mi
  • Mariposa Museum1.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • Martha's Vineyard Playhouse0.6 mi
  • Katherine Cornell Theater0.7 mi
  • Featherstone Center for the Arts1.8 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1660.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Tisbury

Public schools here are run by Tisbury. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Tisbury ElementaryVineyard HavenPre-K–8312Public0.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Vineyard Montessori SchoolVineyard HavenPre-K–826Nonsectarian1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury.

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