Indicators point to off-Nantucket migration

According to a recent article in the Cape Cod Times, more and more families are moving off of the island of Nantucket and onto the mainland. On the island, the cost of living is high and jobs are tough to come by, which is forcing many young families to leave in search of greener pastures. Many of these families just can't afford to live on Nantucket anymore, and without the availability of jobs, many of them are left looking off-island. Former Nantucket resident Amy Wiggin points out

...the biggest obstacle living on Nantucket was your whole life is dictated by the boat schedule, and the cost of living. We have four children, and if my son had to go off(island) for a hockey game or swim meet, it was the cost of the whole family going off-island.

With winter wrapping up, it will be interesting to see if the summer vacation season brings some of these people, or even some outsiders, onto Nantucket.