How long do people stay in their homes in Nantucket, MA?

Name: How long people stay in Nantucket, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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25.4% (±7.4 points) of households in Nantucket, MA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 25.4% (±7.4 points)
Since before 2000: 20.1%

When households in Nantucket moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Nantucket	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	United States
2023 or later	1.1% (±0.9 points)	1.1%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	24.3% (±7.3 points)	24.3%	18.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	32.5% (±6.5 points)	32.5%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	22.0% (±5.4 points)	22.0%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	9.4% (±2.2 points)	9.4%	10.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.7% (±2.6 points)	10.7%	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 Nantucket, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Nantucket County (25.4%).

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 Nantucket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nantucket
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Nantucket	—	25.4% (±7.4 points)	—
Edgartown	20 mi	7.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Chatham	24 mi	19.0% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Yarmouth	26 mi	17.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dennis Port	26 mi	24.8% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
West Dennis	26 mi	18.8% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Bluffs	26 mi	10.4% (±9.2 points)	Lower
South Yarmouth	26 mi	20.1% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Harwich Port	26 mi	19.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Edgartown, MA (7.4%), Oak Bluffs, MA (10.4%).

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

The figures for Nantucket include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Nantucket (community).

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 Nantucket

How often do people move in Nantucket?

25.4% of households in Nantucket, MA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Nantucket have?

20.1% of households in Nantucket have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Nantucket town, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Nantucket town, Nantucket County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:43790, in state:25 county:019).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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