How long do people stay in their homes in Mastic Beach, NY?

Name: How long people stay in Mastic Beach, NY, 2020–2024
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12.8% (±3.3 points) of households in Mastic Beach, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.8% (±3.3 points)
Since before 2000: 21.5%

When households in Mastic Beach moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Mastic Beach	Suffolk County	New York	United States
2023 or later	2.4% (±1.5 points)	2.1%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	10.4% (±2.9 points)	13.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.0% (±6.1 points)	32.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	32.7% (±7.8 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	8.5% (±2.8 points)	14.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.0% (±4.7 points)	17.0%	13.5%	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 Mastic Beach, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Suffolk County (15.5%).

It is also lower than in New York (20.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Mastic Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mastic Beach
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Mastic Beach	—	12.8% (±3.3 points)	—
Poospatuck Reservation	1.6 mi	3.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Moriches	2.8 mi	29.4% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Shirley	2.8 mi	15.9% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Mastic	3.1 mi	23.8% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Center Moriches	3.1 mi	12.2% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Brookhaven (community)	3.8 mi	10.7% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Moriches	5.1 mi	23.1% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Village of Bellport	5.6 mi	8.1% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Poospatuck Reservation, NY (3.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moriches, NY (29.4%), Mastic, NY (23.8%), East Moriches, NY (23.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
75 (tie)	Huntington Station	13.3% (±2.6 points)
75 (tie)	Jamesport	13.3% (±9.0 points)
77 (tie)	Rocky Point	13.2% (±4.0 points)
77 (tie)	Southold (community)	13.2% (±4.7 points)
79	Flanders	13.1% (±6.6 points)
80	Wheatley Heights	13.0% (±5.9 points)
81	Mastic Beach	12.8% (±3.3 points)
82	Eatons Neck	12.7% (±11.8 points)
83	East Quogue	12.4% (±5.5 points)
84	Center Moriches	12.2% (±3.8 points)
85	Dix Hills	12.1% (±2.4 points)
86 (tie)	Centereach	11.7% (±2.2 points)
86 (tie)	Sayville	11.7% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside the Town of Brookhaven, 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 Mastic Beach

How often do people move in Mastic Beach?

12.8% of households in Mastic Beach, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Mastic Beach have?

21.5% of households in Mastic Beach have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mastic Beach CDP, New York

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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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