How long do people stay in their homes in Danvers (community), MA?

Name: How long people stay in Danvers (community), MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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20.3% (±3.7 points) of households in Danvers (community), MA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 20.3% (±3.7 points)
Since before 2000: 29.1%

When households in Danvers (community) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Danvers (community)	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
2023 or later	3.9% (±1.4 points)	3.3%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.4% (±3.4 points)	17.7%	18.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.1% (±3.5 points)	39.7%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.5% (±2.9 points)	17.4%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.4% (±3.7 points)	11.0%	10.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.7% (±2.1 points)	11.0%	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 Danvers (community), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Essex County (21.0%).

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

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Danvers (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Danvers (community)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Danvers (community)	—	20.3% (±3.7 points)	—
Peabody	2.9 mi	20.0% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Middleton	3.8 mi	13.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Wenham	3.9 mi	16.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Topsfield (community)	4.5 mi	16.4% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Topsfield	4.7 mi	17.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lynnfield (community)	5.3 mi	13.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Lynnfield	5.3 mi	13.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Beverly	5.5 mi	23.2% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Middleton, MA (13.2%), Lynnfield (community), MA (13.7%), Lynnfield, MA (13.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Essex (community)	30.1% (±15.2 points)
2	Ipswich (community)	28.2% (±7.1 points)
3	Salisbury (community)	23.9% (±6.3 points)
4	Boxford (community)	20.6% (±14.7 points)
5	Danvers (community)	20.3% (±3.7 points)
6	Andover (community)	19.6% (±4.6 points)
7	Saugus (community)	18.8% (±3.2 points)
8	Swampscott (community)	18.5% (±3.7 points)
9 (tie)	Marblehead (community)	17.4% (±3.0 points)
9 (tie)	Rowley (community)	17.4% (±12.7 points)
11	Topsfield (community)	16.4% (±11.0 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Danvers, 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 Danvers (community)

How often do people move in Danvers (community)?

20.3% of households in Danvers (community), MA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Danvers (community) have?

29.1% of households in Danvers (community) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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