How long do people stay in their homes in Damascus, MD?

Name: How long people stay in Damascus, MD, 2020–2024
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16.3% (±3.5 points) of households in Damascus, MD 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: 16.3% (±3.5 points)
Since before 2000: 31.0%

When households in Damascus moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Damascus	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
2023 or later	4.7% (±2.0 points)	4.7%	4.2%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.6% (±2.9 points)	19.9%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.9% (±4.1 points)	38.8%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	21.8% (±3.9 points)	17.5%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	17.6% (±3.2 points)	9.8%	10.6%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.4% (±3.0 points)	9.3%	10.2%	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 Damascus, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Montgomery County (24.6%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (23.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Damascus

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Damascus
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Damascus	—	16.3% (±3.5 points)	—
Clarksburg	5.0 mi	20.2% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Laytonsville	5.4 mi	22.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Green Valley	5.4 mi	13.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery Village	5.7 mi	24.3% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Ten Mile Creek	6.1 mi	8.0% (±23.8 points)	Not measurably different
Flower Hill	7.1 mi	20.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Monrovia	7.4 mi	25.1% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Airy	7.5 mi	17.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montgomery Village, MD (24.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
27 (tie)	Aspen Hill	18.7% (±2.6 points)
27 (tie)	Leisure World	18.7% (±3.5 points)
29	Kemp Mill	18.6% (±5.3 points)
30 (tie)	Barnesville	17.0% (±13.2 points)
30 (tie)	Chevy Chase View	17.0% (±7.4 points)
32	Colesville	16.9% (±4.5 points)
33 (tie)	Damascus	16.3% (±3.5 points)
33 (tie)	Travilah	16.3% (±4.3 points)
35	Martin's Additions	15.7% (±8.9 points)
36	Potomac	15.5% (±1.9 points)
37	Hillandale	14.9% (±7.2 points)
38	South Kensington	14.8% (±3.6 points)
39	Poolesville	14.7% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Damascus

How often do people move in Damascus?

16.3% of households in Damascus, MD moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Damascus have?

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

Sources

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

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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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