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

Name: How long people stay in Scituate (community), MA, 2020–2024
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14.2% (±5.1 points) of households in Scituate (community), MA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 14.2% (±5.1 points)
Since before 2000: 24.7%

When households in Scituate (community) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Scituate (community)	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
2023 or later	3.1% (±2.8 points)	2.8%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.1% (±4.3 points)	15.2%	18.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	36.4% (±7.6 points)	38.5%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	24.7% (±9.4 points)	17.1%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	12.0% (±4.4 points)	12.0%	10.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.7% (±4.1 points)	14.4%	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 Scituate (community), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Plymouth County (18.0%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (22.5%).

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

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scituate (community)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Scituate (community)	—	14.2% (±5.1 points)	—
Marshfield Hills	2.6 mi	20.6% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
North Scituate	2.8 mi	20.1% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Norwell	4.5 mi	11.3% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield	4.7 mi	20.0% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield (community)	5.9 mi	19.5% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
North Pembroke	6.2 mi	11.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cohasset	6.6 mi	17.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	6.7 mi	14.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
10	White Island Shores	21.4% (±16.9 points)
11	Marshfield Hills	20.6% (±12.0 points)
12	North Scituate	20.1% (±6.3 points)
13	Marshfield (community)	19.5% (±6.9 points)
14	Hull (community)	19.4% (±3.5 points)
15	Mattapoisett Center	18.2% (±9.8 points)
16	Scituate (community)	14.2% (±5.1 points)
17	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	14.1% (±5.7 points)
18	South Duxbury	13.9% (±5.4 points)
19	Hingham (community)	13.0% (±5.2 points)
20	West Wareham	12.2% (±9.4 points)
21	Kingston (community)	12.1% (±4.9 points)
22	North Pembroke	11.7% (±9.8 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Scituate (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 Scituate, 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 Scituate (community)

How often do people move in Scituate (community)?

14.2% of households in Scituate (community), MA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

24.7% of households in Scituate (community) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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