16 Commonwealth Sq, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 Property Records

Dukes County and Oak Bluffs Town property record for 16 Commonwealth Sq, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	4 bd · 2 ba · 1,419 sqft · built 1869
Owner	2 Company Names on File
Tax Bill	$4,758 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`OAKB M:0081 B:0087 L:000`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`OAKB M:0081 B:0087 L:000`
Alternative APN	`4676`

Interior

Bedrooms	4 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	1,419 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,487 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1869
Effective Year Built	Effective 1988
Exterior Material	Wood Siding
Construction Type	Frame
Roof Type	Gable
Roof Material	Asphalt

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	HVAC
Heating System	Forced Air with A/C
Heating Fuel	Gas

Location & Zoning

Account Number	4676
Street Address	16 COMMONWEALTH SQ
City	OAK BLUFFS
State	MA
Zip	02557-6807
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Block	87
Jurisdiction	OAK BLUFFS MA
Township / Civil Division	OAK BLUFFS
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2031
Census Tract	200200

Owner

Source: Dukes County and Oak Bluffs Town records · APN OAKB M:0081 B:0087 L:000

Assessment roll updated April 14, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Company Names on File
Mailing Address	23 BORODELL AVE, MYSTIC, CT 06355-3059
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Trust

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Dukes County and Oak Bluffs Town records · Assessment roll updated April 14, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Massachusetts
County	Dukes County
County Subdivision	Oak Bluffs Town
Elementary School District	Oak Bluffs School District (PK - 08)
Secondary School District	Martha's Vineyard School District (09 - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2025	$4,758.00 (-1.69%)	$942,200 (+1.82%) Building $942,200
2024	$4,840.00 (+7.77%)	$925,400 (+8.81%) Building $925,400
2023	$4,491.00	$850,500 Building $850,500

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Dukes County (25007C), updated February 7, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 250072002002, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone AE, within 100 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 50 individual policies
Nearby Flood Policies	68 units insured incl. 18 condo units
Nearby Flood Claims	6 (1991–1998)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 6
Most Recent Claim	Jun 1998 · rainfall accumulation
Claims by Event	Coastal Storm, Oct 1991 · 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land within ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Historic Designation

Source: NPS National Register of Historic Places · August 1, 2026 release · Last verified October 2026

Historic District	Within the Wesleyan Grove listed 2005 · 309 contributing resources · National Historic Landmark (designated 2005) · NRIS 05000458

Federal listing alone does not restrict alterations; local historic district rules, which this data does not cover, may apply.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, availability as of December 31, 2025 · sampled at 286 locations within half a mile · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 2,000
Verizon Fixed Wireless	300 / 20

May also be available: AT&T.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System via ECHO, 2026 Q3 · EPA community water system boundaries v3.0, March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	OAK BLUFFS WATER DISTRICT serves 24,000 people
Water Source	Groundwater
Last State Inspection	May 2025
Lead	4 ppb (2021–2023) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. This system sells water to local utilities; the supplier billing this address may be one of them. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.