How long do people stay in their homes in Buzzards Bay, MA?

Name: How long people stay in Buzzards Bay, MA, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±9.7 points) of households in Buzzards Bay, MA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 26.8% (±9.7 points)
Since before 2000: 21.6%

When households in Buzzards Bay moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Buzzards Bay	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
2023 or later	3.3% (±3.5 points)	2.8%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	23.5% (±9.0 points)	14.1%	18.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.8% (±8.1 points)	38.4%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	20.8% (±8.2 points)	19.1%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.3% (±4.5 points)	13.3%	10.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.3% (±6.2 points)	12.3%	12.0%	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 Buzzards Bay, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Barnstable County (16.9%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (22.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Buzzards Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buzzards Bay
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Buzzards Bay	—	26.8% (±9.7 points)	—
Bourne (community)	1.5 mi	10.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Monument Beach	2.6 mi	20.6% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Onset	2.7 mi	29.4% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
White Island Shores	3.2 mi	21.4% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wareham	4.4 mi	14.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Sagamore	4.8 mi	14.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Pocasset	4.9 mi	17.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wareham Center	5.4 mi	11.5% (±7.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bourne (community), MA (10.0%), Wareham, MA (14.1%), Sagamore, MA (14.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Provincetown (community)	30.0% (±9.5 points)
2	Buzzards Bay	26.8% (±9.7 points)
3	Chatham (community)	26.2% (±12.4 points)
4 (tie)	Dennis Port	24.8% (±7.3 points)
4 (tie)	Teaticket	24.8% (±9.5 points)
6	Falmouth (community)	22.9% (±7.3 points)
7	Monument Beach	20.6% (±11.8 points)
8	North Falmouth	20.5% (±9.1 points)

Showing 8 of 31 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Bourne, whose figures include it.

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 Buzzards Bay

How often do people move in Buzzards Bay?

26.8% of households in Buzzards Bay, MA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Buzzards Bay have?

21.6% of households in Buzzards Bay have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Buzzards Bay CDP, Massachusetts

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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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