How long do people stay in their homes in Bar Harbor (community), ME?

Name: How long people stay in Bar Harbor (community), ME, 2020–2024
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32.3% (±14.3 points) of households in Bar Harbor (community), ME moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 32.3% (±14.3 points)
Since before 2000: 27.4%

When households in Bar Harbor (community) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Bar Harbor (community)	Hancock County	Maine	United States
2023 or later	15.0% (±11.0 points)	3.8%	3.5%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	17.3% (±9.1 points)	13.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	25.4% (±12.9 points)	40.1%	38.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.0% (±7.2 points)	17.2%	17.9%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.9% (±9.3 points)	12.2%	10.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.5% (±7.6 points)	12.9%	12.7%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Bar Harbor (community), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Hancock County (17.5%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (20.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Bar Harbor (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bar Harbor (community)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Bar Harbor (community)	—	32.3% (±14.3 points)	—
Winter Harbor	4.1 mi	16.0% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sorrento	6.7 mi	9.2% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Desert	6.8 mi	14.6% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Gouldsboro	7.5 mi	14.0% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Cranberry Isles	8.5 mi	13.1% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Lamoine	9.3 mi	20.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Southwest Harbor	9.9 mi	24.0% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hancock	11 mi	17.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Desert, ME (14.6%), Gouldsboro, ME (14.0%), Cranberry Isles, ME (13.1%).

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 often do people move in Bar Harbor (community)?

32.3% of households in Bar Harbor (community), ME moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Bar Harbor (community) have?

27.4% of households in Bar Harbor (community) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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