Chilmark's Three Disclosed June-July Sales Show Median Price of $750,000

CHILMARK -- A $3,650,000 deed transfer on Chappaquoit Road topped recorded activity in Chilmark from June 12 through July 11, 2026, a period that produced 10 filings at the Dukes County Registry of Deeds but only three with disclosed consideration amounts. The scarcity of price data significantly limits the ability to draw firm conclusions about market conditions during the period.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Ten deeds were recorded in Chilmark during the reporting window, with consideration amounts disclosed on only three of those transfers. Among those three, prices ranged from $200,000 to $3,650,000, producing a median of $750,000. Ten transfers in roughly 30 days represents a modest volume of recorded filings for Chilmark, though the high proportion of trust conveyances, estate transfers, and LLC acquisitions among the undisclosed transactions makes it difficult to isolate how many of the 10 represent open-market sales. Because fewer than one-third of the deeds carried a price, market-level conclusions based on this period's data alone should be treated with caution.

TOP SALES

The highest recorded consideration in the period was $3,650,000 for 20 Chappaquoit Road, which Richard L. Kauffman conveyed to Goldman Sachs Bank USA on June 17. Goldman Sachs Bank USA is an institutional entity rather than an individual or residential purchaser. The second disclosed transaction was 13 Cemetery Road, recorded June 15 at $750,000, with Harrison Nina listed as grantor; no grantee name appears in the available deed data for that transfer. The period's lowest disclosed price was $200,000, paid for 0 Meetinghouse Road, a parcel whose "0" street number typically indicates undeveloped land without an assigned building address. That June 23 transfer was made by Rhys Eppich and the Estate of George S.B. Morgan to Prudence Morgan Fitts and Prudence M. Eppich; the overlap in surnames between grantors and grantees is consistent with a family or estate-related conveyance.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

Middle Road recorded the most activity of any street in the dataset, with three separate deeds -- none carrying a disclosed price -- all transferring to the same acquiring entity. On June 24, Douglas P. Jones and Caitlin C. Jones conveyed two adjacent undeveloped lots, 0 Middle Road Lot 2A and 0 Middle Road Lot 3A, to Middle Road LLC in back-to-back filings. The day before, on June 23, 91 Middle Road transferred from Middle Road Nominee Trust, with Jones Everett Noteman listed as trustee, also to Middle Road LLC. The three transfers together represent a consolidation of Middle Road parcels -- including undeveloped lots and at least one addressed property -- under a single LLC, though no consideration was recorded for any of the three. No other street in the dataset recorded more than one deed.

MARKET NOTES

The majority of the period's transfers appear to reflect estate planning, trust creation, or intrafamily conveyances rather than arm's-length market sales. At 4 Pinweed Lane, Nancy C. Hume transferred the property to herself as trustee of the Nancy C. Hume Revocable Trust, with no consideration recorded -- a common estate-planning mechanism. At 9 Moses West Road, Ellen Hollander similarly conveyed to herself as trustee alongside Jennifer Sue Hollander Fairfax as co-trustee, also without a disclosed price. The 34 Larsen Lane entry carries an unusual grantee designation: the deed lists "Declaration of Homestead" in that field. A Declaration of Homestead is a Massachusetts legal filing that shields a primary residence from certain creditors; it is not an entity capable of holding title, and the entry may reflect a recording convention or data artifact at the registry rather than a conventional transfer. One deed in the dataset is recorded without a street address, listing Traders Trust Co. as grantor and Harrison Nina as grantee, with a recording date of June 29 and no stated consideration.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.

Jun 15 - Jun 21

Jun 22 - Jun 28

Jun 29 - Jul 5

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.