This slow moving and simple rural village was the fastest growing community in the Commonwealth through the 1980s, and for many of its residents, West Tisbury's biggest problem is the threat of being loved to death. Edgartown on the east, the Atlantic Ocean on the south, Chilmark on the west, and Vineyard Sound on the northwest. It includes both subsidized affordable units and market rate units in certain eligible subsidized developments.
Ferry service is the vital link to and from the Island.
The Wood's Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority provides year-round ferry service. In the summer, private ferry service runs between New Bedford and Vineyard Haven, and between Falmouth and Vineyard Haven. The principal highways are State Road and the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road. There is no freight or passenger rail service on Martha's Vineyard. The MVTA provides paratransit services to the elderly and disabled, primarily through Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands.