Housing market/Massachusetts/ZIP 02557
ZIP 02557 Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts
Dukes County, MA · Massachusetts. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 02557 · MA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 02557 — Oak Bluffs, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 02557
- 1-unit detached2,28982.0%
- 1-unit attached341.2%
- 2–4 units28510.2%
- 5–49 units1826.5%
2–4 unit share 10.2% · 5–49 unit share 6.5% · combined 2–49 16.7%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 50.8%; ≥50% 12.5%.
Population
1,849 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -60.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 19 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 48 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 02557 32.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 66.9%; population changed -60.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 285 units in 2–4-unit structures and 182 units in 5–49-unit structures. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Massachusetts research
ZIP 02557 is a Census / HUD profile for Dukes County, MA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 02557 — Oak Bluffs, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Massachusetts ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Massachusetts research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 02557?
ZIP 02557 (Dukes County, MA) has 1,849 residents, 924 households, a renter share of 32.8%, median household income of $95,287, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 66.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 02557?
ACS counts 202 units in 2-unit buildings, 83 in 3–4 unit buildings, 138 in 5–9, 44 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 467 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 02557?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,360. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 02557 — Oak Bluffs, MA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Massachusetts ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 02557 is Census / HUD research for Dukes County, MA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Massachusetts property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.