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

Name: How long people stay in Scituate, MA, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±3.0 points) of households in Scituate, MA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.2% (±3.0 points)
Since before 2000: 28.5%

When households in Scituate moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Scituate	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
2023 or later	1.6% (±1.1 points)	2.8%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.6% (±2.8 points)	15.2%	18.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	37.9% (±4.4 points)	38.5%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.5% (±3.7 points)	17.1%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	14.9% (±2.9 points)	12.0%	10.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.6% (±2.9 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, 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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scituate
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Scituate	—	17.2% (±3.0 points)	—
Marshfield Hills	4.3 mi	20.6% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Norwell	4.8 mi	11.3% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Cohasset	4.9 mi	17.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield	6.4 mi	20.0% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hingham	7.2 mi	15.4% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield (community)	7.6 mi	19.5% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
North Pembroke	7.7 mi	11.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hingham (community)	7.7 mi	13.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Norwell, MA (11.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
3	Plymouth	21.3% (±2.0 points)
4	Marshfield	20.0% (±3.3 points)
5	Bridgewater Town	19.9% (±3.9 points)
6	Middleborough	19.6% (±3.2 points)
7	Hull	19.4% (±3.5 points)
8	Hanover	18.7% (±4.5 points)
9	Scituate	17.2% (±3.0 points)
10	Rockland	16.6% (±4.0 points)
11	Duxbury	16.2% (±4.6 points)
12	Kingston	15.6% (±4.5 points)
13	Hingham	15.4% (±3.1 points)
14	Lakeville	15.2% (±3.8 points)
15	Whitman	14.7% (±3.5 points)

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

The figures for Scituate include the places inside it that have pages of their own: North Scituate, Scituate (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 Scituate

How often do people move in Scituate?

17.2% of households in Scituate, MA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Scituate have?

28.5% of households in Scituate have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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