What kinds of homes are in Bar Harbor (community), ME?

Name: Types of homes in Bar Harbor (community), ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Bar Harbor (community), ME has 1,603 (±321) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 505 homes per square mile of land.

45.1% are detached single-family houses.

31.5% are in buildings of two to four units.

14.2% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 1,603 (±321)
Detached houses: 45.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 31.5%
5+ unit buildings: 14.2%

Homes in Bar Harbor (community) by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Bar Harbor (community)	Hancock County	Maine	United States
Single-family, detached	45.1% (±11.2 points)	80.9%	70.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	9.2% (±7.9 points)	1.0%	2.6%	6.2%
2 units	9.4% (±6.2 points)	2.4%	4.7%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	22.1% (±10.7 points)	3.0%	5.5%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	10.2% (±7.6 points)	3.1%	3.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.7% (±1.1 points)	0.5%	1.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.3% (±2.5 points)	1.6%	3.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±1.7 points)	7.4%	8.2%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%

In Bar Harbor (community), the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Hancock County (5.2%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (9.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Bar Harbor (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bar Harbor (community)
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Bar Harbor (community)	—	14.2% (±8.1 points)	—
Winter Harbor	4.1 mi	5.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sorrento	6.7 mi	0.0% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Desert	6.8 mi	4.1% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Gouldsboro	7.5 mi	0.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Cranberry Isles	8.5 mi	0.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lamoine	9.3 mi	0.0% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Southwest Harbor	9.9 mi	11.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hancock	11 mi	1.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Desert, ME (4.1%), Gouldsboro, ME (0.0%), Lamoine, ME (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Bar Harbor (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Bar Harbor, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bar Harbor (community)

How many homes are in Bar Harbor (community)?

Bar Harbor (community), ME has an estimated 1,603 (±321) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Bar Harbor (community) houses or apartments?

45.1% are detached houses and 9.2% attached houses, while 45.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Bar Harbor (community)?

31.5% of homes in Bar Harbor (community) are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bar Harbor CDP, Maine

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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