How long do people stay in their homes in Mount Airy, MD?

Name: How long people stay in Mount Airy, MD, 2020–2024
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17.3% (±5.0 points) of households in Mount Airy, MD moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.3% (±5.0 points)
Since before 2000: 20.7%

When households in Mount Airy moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Mount Airy	Carroll County	Maryland	United States
2023 or later	2.8% (±2.0 points)	2.1%	4.2%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.5% (±4.6 points)	14.0%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	36.8% (±6.0 points)	36.0%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	25.2% (±5.5 points)	21.2%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	14.9% (±3.2 points)	13.4%	10.6%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	5.8% (±2.7 points)	13.2%	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 Mount Airy, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Carroll County (16.1%).

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 Mount Airy

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Airy
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Mount Airy	—	17.3% (±5.0 points)	—
Green Valley	5.1 mi	13.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Market	6.5 mi	15.9% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Monrovia	6.6 mi	25.1% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Damascus	7.5 mi	16.3% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Linganore	8.3 mi	26.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Libertytown	9.6 mi	20.6% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sykesville	9.7 mi	17.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Ridge	10 mi	9.7% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Linganore, MD (26.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Taneytown	26.3% (±7.2 points)
2	Westminster	23.7% (±4.4 points)
3	New Windsor	17.8% (±8.3 points)
4 (tie)	Mount Airy	17.3% (±5.0 points)
4 (tie)	Sykesville	17.3% (±6.9 points)
6	Eldersburg	16.7% (±2.3 points)
7	Union Bridge	14.9% (±6.9 points)
8	Hampstead	14.1% (±5.2 points)
9	Manchester	12.3% (±5.1 points)

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 Mount Airy

How often do people move in Mount Airy?

17.3% of households in Mount Airy, MD moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Mount Airy have?

20.7% of households in Mount Airy have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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