The Hamptons are a headache. And while Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard still offer cobblestoned charm, what none of those destinations offers (anymore) is value.

The median home sale price in the Hamptons surpassed $2 million this year. Nantucket, meanwhile, is home to the most expensive county in the United States. Rental prices are equally exorbitant, with homes in either destination easily soaring into the five figures in the summer months — per week.

The solution? Set your sights beyond the most obvious status-symbol destinations. New England is filled with picturesque towns that deliver not only the coastal magic of their glitzier cousins, but serious value, too. If it’s cedar-shingle houses, lighthouses and clam shacks — and not Instagram bragging rights — set your sights on these

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