Martha’s Vineyard’s year-round community’s demographics and housing needs are far different from the Island’s image of wealth and plenty. The population is getting older as young families leave, and it includes a large number of low-income households. With older adult residents on fixed incomes and younger wage-earners working in lower-paying, service-sector jobs, more than a quarter of all Vineyard households were earning less than $35,000 in 2010. The numbers and percentages of people living in poverty on the Island have also been rising.

The challenges to establishing a secure residence on Martha’s Vineyard have become insurmountable for a growing segment of the population, including a majority of those who grew up here, many skilled and well-paid workers, and older households of moderate income.

Click here to view the comprehensive Senior Housing Needs Assessment put together for Healthy Aging MV by Chi Partners, LLC.