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

Name: How long people stay in Bar Harbor, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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21.6% (±8.2 points) of households in Bar Harbor, ME moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 21.6% (±8.2 points)
Since before 2000: 21.4%

When households in Bar Harbor moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Bar Harbor	Hancock County	Maine	United States
2023 or later	6.5% (±5.3 points)	3.8%	3.5%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.1% (±6.3 points)	13.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	39.5% (±10.1 points)	40.1%	38.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	17.5% (±5.3 points)	17.2%	17.9%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	12.6% (±8.0 points)	12.2%	10.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	8.8% (±4.4 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, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from 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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bar Harbor
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Bar Harbor	—	21.6% (±8.2 points)	—
Mount Desert	5.5 mi	14.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sorrento	6.8 mi	9.2% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Winter Harbor	6.9 mi	16.0% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lamoine	7.1 mi	20.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Trenton	7.8 mi	16.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hancock	8.8 mi	17.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gouldsboro	9.5 mi	14.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cranberry Isles	9.8 mi	13.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Osborn	28.6% (±46.0 points)
2	Franklin	26.2% (±8.7 points)
3	Ellsworth	24.6% (±6.1 points)
4	Southwest Harbor	24.0% (±8.8 points)
5	Castine	23.3% (±12.0 points)
6	Mariaville	21.8% (±11.0 points)
7	Bar Harbor	21.6% (±8.2 points)
8	Verona Island	21.3% (±15.3 points)
9	Sullivan	20.7% (±7.5 points)
10	Lamoine	20.2% (±7.4 points)
11 (tie)	Penobscot	19.0% (±8.6 points)
11 (tie)	Swans Island	19.0% (±9.9 points)
13	Deer Isle	18.4% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Hancock County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Bar Harbor include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bar Harbor (community).

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

How often do people move in Bar Harbor?

21.6% of households in Bar Harbor, ME moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Bar Harbor have?

21.4% of households in Bar Harbor have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bar Harbor town, Hancock County, 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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