How long do people stay in their homes in Dover-Foxcroft, ME?

Name: How long people stay in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, 2020–2024
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28.7% (±7.3 points) of households in Dover-Foxcroft, ME moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 28.7% (±7.3 points)
Since before 2000: 18.1%

When households in Dover-Foxcroft moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Dover-Foxcroft	Piscataquis County	Maine	United States
2023 or later	5.4% (±4.1 points)	3.0%	3.5%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	23.3% (±6.0 points)	17.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.2% (±6.7 points)	37.3%	38.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.9% (±5.9 points)	17.8%	17.9%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	12.7% (±5.9 points)	9.7%	10.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	5.4% (±2.6 points)	15.1%	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 Dover-Foxcroft, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Piscataquis County (20.2%).

It is also higher than in Maine (20.4%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Dover-Foxcroft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover-Foxcroft
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Dover-Foxcroft	—	28.7% (±7.3 points)	—
Sangerville	5.9 mi	15.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Sebec	6.2 mi	16.9% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Garland	7.2 mi	22.1% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Guilford	7.4 mi	20.8% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bowerbank	10 mi	13.3% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Dexter	10 mi	28.6% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Charleston	10 mi	17.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Milo	12 mi	18.1% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sangerville, ME (15.4%), Bowerbank, ME (13.3%), Milo, ME (18.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Kingsbury Plantation	53.8% (±92.7 points)
2	Abbot	44.5% (±15.6 points)
3	Dover-Foxcroft	28.7% (±7.3 points)
4	Brownville	26.3% (±10.0 points)
5	Shirley	25.7% (±14.7 points)
6	Guilford	20.8% (±9.3 points)
7	Milo	18.1% (±6.6 points)
8	Sebec	16.9% (±9.6 points)
9	Medford	16.0% (±14.1 points)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Piscataquis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Dover-Foxcroft include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Dover-Foxcroft (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 Dover-Foxcroft

How often do people move in Dover-Foxcroft?

28.7% of households in Dover-Foxcroft, ME moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Dover-Foxcroft have?

18.1% of households in Dover-Foxcroft have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover-Foxcroft town, Piscataquis 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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