How long do people stay in their homes in Gouldsboro, ME?

Name: How long people stay in Gouldsboro, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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14.0% (±6.8 points) of households in Gouldsboro, ME moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 14.0% (±6.8 points)
Since before 2000: 31.0%

When households in Gouldsboro moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Gouldsboro	Hancock County	Maine	United States
2023 or later	5.2% (±5.0 points)	3.8%	3.5%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	8.8% (±4.6 points)	13.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	36.0% (±9.8 points)	40.1%	38.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	19.0% (±6.9 points)	17.2%	17.9%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.6% (±4.7 points)	12.2%	10.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	20.4% (±7.8 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 Gouldsboro, 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 lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Gouldsboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gouldsboro
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Gouldsboro	—	14.0% (±6.8 points)	—
Sorrento	6.0 mi	9.2% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Winter Harbor	6.2 mi	16.0% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bar Harbor (community)	7.5 mi	32.3% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Steuben	7.7 mi	15.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sullivan	8.1 mi	20.7% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bar Harbor	9.5 mi	21.6% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Milbridge	11 mi	20.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hancock	12 mi	17.7% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bar Harbor (community), ME (32.3%).

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
15	Trenton	16.4% (±6.6 points)
16	Winter Harbor	16.0% (±11.0 points)
17	Stonington	15.8% (±6.0 points)
18	Dedham	15.5% (±5.3 points)
19 (tie)	Blue Hill	14.6% (±8.1 points)
19 (tie)	Mount Desert	14.6% (±9.4 points)
21	Gouldsboro	14.0% (±6.8 points)
22	Bucksport	13.7% (±8.5 points)
23	Otis	13.6% (±7.4 points)
24	Brooklin	13.2% (±5.1 points)
25 (tie)	Amherst	13.1% (±6.0 points)
25 (tie)	Cranberry Isles	13.1% (±9.4 points)
27	Eastbrook	12.5% (±7.2 points)

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

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 Gouldsboro

How often do people move in Gouldsboro?

14.0% of households in Gouldsboro, ME moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Gouldsboro have?

31.0% of households in Gouldsboro have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gouldsboro 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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