Moving? Nope. haven't moved since '69 or earlier
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | March 20, 2014
Communities in western Mass. dominate a list that shows the highest percent of people who have not moved since 1969 or earlier. Tops on the list are Stockbridge, Lanesborough and Tyringham. The data is from the American Community Survey, 2007-2012.
| Community | Percent moved into household in 1969 or earlier | Rank |
| ABINGTON | 8.1 | 138 |
| ACTON | 3.1 | 330 |
| ACUSHNET | 11.3 | 40 |
| ADAMS | 11.9 | 31 |
| AGAWAM | 8.5 | 121 |
| ALFORD | 13.3 | 11 |
| AMESBURY | 5.7 | 262 |
| AMHERST | 3.5 | 319 |
| ANDOVER | 5.9 | 253 |
| AQUINNAH | 0 | 351 |
| ARLINGTON | 8.4 | 125 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 4 | 307 |
| ASHBY | 7.7 | 159 |
| ASHFIELD | 9.8 | 72 |
| ASHLAND | 5.5 | 268 |
| ATHOL | 7.7 | 159 |
| ATTLEBORO | 6 | 247 |
| AUBURN | 13.1 | 17 |
| AVON | 13.8 | 9 |
| AYER | 2.1 | 343 |
| BARNSTABLE | 4.7 | 291 |
| BARRE | 10 | 65 |
| BECKET | 2.5 | 337 |
| BEDFORD | 8.7 | 113 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 1.6 | 346 |
| BELLINGHAM | 6.8 | 215 |
| BELMONT | 7.9 | 145 |
| BERKLEY | 3.5 | 319 |
| BERLIN | 13.1 | 17 |
| BERNARDSTON | 7.9 | 145 |
| BEVERLY | 10.1 | 59 |
| BILLERICA | 8.7 | 113 |
| BLACKSTONE | 6.9 | 210 |
| BLANDFORD | 8.3 | 130 |
| BOLTON | 2.8 | 333 |
| BOSTON | 3.8 | 308 |
| BOURNE | 4.7 | 291 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 0.4 | 350 |
| BOXFORD | 5.4 | 271 |
| BOYLSTON | 8.5 | 121 |
| BRAINTREE | 11.1 | 41 |
| BREWSTER | 2.3 | 341 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 4.7 | 291 |
| BRIMFIELD | 7.2 | 193 |
| BROCKTON | 7.2 | 193 |
| BROOKFIELD | 6.8 | 215 |
| BROOKLINE | 3 | 331 |
| BUCKLAND | 13.2 | 15 |
| BURLINGTON | 10.7 | 45 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 3.6 | 315 |
| CANTON | 9.5 | 84 |
| CARLISLE | 4.2 | 302 |
| CARVER | 2.5 | 337 |
| CHARLEMONT | 9.9 | 67 |
| CHARLTON | 3.7 | 312 |
| CHATHAM | 6.6 | 225 |
| CHELMSFORD | 9.2 | 91 |
| CHELSEA | 3.6 | 315 |
| CHESHIRE | 7.5 | 170 |
| CHESTER | 7 | 202 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 7 | 202 |
| CHICOPEE | 10.3 | 55 |
| CHILMARK | 9.4 | 85 |
| CLARKSBURG | 12.7 | 22 |
| CLINTON | 8.3 | 130 |
| COHASSET | 8.1 | 138 |
| COLRAIN | 13.2 | 15 |
| CONCORD | 9.1 | 97 |
| CONWAY | 9.4 | 85 |
| CUMMINGTON | 7.1 | 199 |
| DALTON | 14.9 | 4 |
| DANVERS | 9.3 | 89 |
| DARTMOUTH | 9.2 | 91 |
| DEDHAM | 12.6 | 23 |
| DEERFIELD | 9.8 | 72 |
| DENNIS | 3.7 | 312 |
| DIGHTON | 13.7 | 10 |
| DOUGLAS | 2.8 | 333 |
| DOVER | 11.1 | 41 |
| DRACUT | 9 | 102 |
| DUDLEY | 7.9 | 145 |
| DUNSTABLE | 7.6 | 163 |
| DUXBURY | 5.9 | 253 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 9.6 | 78 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 11.4 | 38 |
| EASTHAM | 6.4 | 233 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 9.4 | 85 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 9.9 | 67 |
| EASTON | 4.8 | 289 |
| EDGARTOWN | 2.3 | 341 |
| EGREMONT | 8.7 | 113 |
| ERVING | 10.9 | 43 |
| ESSEX | 9.1 | 97 |
| EVERETT | 8.8 | 111 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 9.9 | 67 |
| FALL RIVER | 7.3 | 185 |
| FALMOUTH | 7 | 202 |
| FITCHBURG | 7.4 | 179 |
| FLORIDA | 12.1 | 30 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 7.3 | 185 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 5.8 | 258 |
| FRANKLIN | 7.6 | 163 |
| FREETOWN | 5.9 | 253 |
| GARDNER | 7.1 | 199 |
| GEORGETOWN | 7.7 | 159 |
| GILL | 7.3 | 185 |
| GLOUCESTER | 8.8 | 111 |
| GOSHEN | 10.6 | 49 |
| GOSNOLD | 12.5 | 25 |
| GRAFTON | 7.2 | 193 |
| GRANBY | 12.2 | 28 |
| GRANVILLE | 12.3 | 27 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 10.7 | 45 |
| GREENFIELD | 6.6 | 225 |
| GROTON | 6.1 | 240 |
| GROVELAND | 13.3 | 11 |
| HADLEY | 10.3 | 55 |
| HALIFAX | 8.3 | 130 |
| HAMILTON | 7.5 | 170 |
| HAMPDEN | 13.3 | 11 |
| HANCOCK | 7 | 202 |
| HANOVER | 7.4 | 179 |
| HANSON | 7.3 | 185 |
| HARDWICK | 7.8 | 152 |
| HARVARD | 7.1 | 199 |
| HARWICH | 5.2 | 278 |
| HATFIELD | 9.6 | 78 |
| HAVERHILL | 5.3 | 274 |
| HAWLEY | 8.4 | 125 |
| HEATH | 5.8 | 258 |
| HINGHAM | 8 | 141 |
| HINSDALE | 3.5 | 319 |
| HOLBROOK | 12.9 | 21 |
| HOLDEN | 7.9 | 145 |
| HOLLAND | 5.4 | 271 |
| HOLLISTON | 10.6 | 49 |
| HOLYOKE | 6.6 | 225 |
| HOPEDALE | 8.7 | 113 |
| HOPKINTON | 4.4 | 299 |
| HUBBARDSTON | 6 | 247 |
| HUDSON | 7.5 | 170 |
| HULL | 6.9 | 210 |
| HUNTINGTON | 6.9 | 210 |
| IPSWICH | 10.7 | 45 |
| KINGSTON | 6.7 | 219 |
| LAKEVILLE | 3.3 | 324 |
| LANCASTER | 7.3 | 185 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 19.2 | 2 |
| LAWRENCE | 3.8 | 308 |
| LEE | 10.8 | 44 |
| LEICESTER | 7.9 | 145 |
| LENOX | 5.8 | 258 |
| LEOMINSTER | 7.2 | 193 |
| LEVERETT | 5 | 283 |
| LEXINGTON | 10.2 | 57 |
| LEYDEN | 7.2 | 193 |
| LINCOLN | 7.8 | 152 |
| LITTLETON | 9.7 | 77 |
| LONGMEADOW | 8.6 | 119 |
| LOWELL | 5.5 | 268 |
| LUDLOW | 11.5 | 36 |
| LUNENBURG | 10.2 | 57 |
| LYNN | 5.7 | 262 |
| LYNNFIELD | 8.3 | 130 |
| MALDEN | 5.3 | 274 |
| MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | 7.5 | 170 |
| MANSFIELD | 3.6 | 315 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 7.4 | 179 |
| MARION | 9.2 | 91 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 6.9 | 210 |
| MARSHFIELD | 6.1 | 240 |
| MASHPEE | 0.6 | 349 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 9.8 | 72 |
| MAYNARD | 6.8 | 215 |
| MEDFIELD | 6.4 | 233 |
| MEDFORD | 10.4 | 54 |
| MEDWAY | 6.6 | 225 |
| MELROSE | 8.7 | 113 |
| MENDON | 5.6 | 265 |
| MERRIMAC | 3.7 | 312 |
| METHUEN | 7.6 | 163 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 5.2 | 278 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 9.1 | 97 |
| MIDDLETON | 6.7 | 219 |
| MILFORD | 7.6 | 163 |
| MILLBURY | 11.5 | 36 |
| MILLIS | 8.9 | 107 |
| MILLVILLE | 6 | 247 |
| MILTON | 7.8 | 152 |
| MONROE | 13.1 | 17 |
| MONSON | 7.8 | 152 |
| MONTAGUE | 9.2 | 91 |
| MONTEREY | 4.9 | 286 |
| MONTGOMERY | 10 | 65 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 13 | 20 |
| NAHANT | 10.1 | 59 |
| NANTUCKET | 5 | 283 |
| NATICK | 7.8 | 152 |
| NEEDHAM | 7.8 | 152 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 14 | 6 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 7.4 | 179 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 8.3 | 130 |
| NEWBURY | 7 | 202 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 4.3 | 300 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 4.5 | 297 |
| NEW SALEM | 6.6 | 225 |
| NEWTON | 7.9 | 145 |
| NORFOLK | 4.2 | 302 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 9.9 | 67 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 6.8 | 215 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 5 | 283 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 4.7 | 291 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 5.2 | 278 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 6.7 | 219 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 6 | 247 |
| NORTHFIELD | 8.3 | 130 |
| NORTH READING | 8.9 | 107 |
| NORTON | 3.8 | 308 |
| NORWELL | 9 | 102 |
| NORWOOD | 9.1 | 97 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 6 | 247 |
| OAKHAM | 3.2 | 325 |
| ORANGE | 5.6 | 265 |
| ORLEANS | 1.6 | 346 |
| OTIS | 8 | 141 |
| OXFORD | 4.9 | 286 |
| PALMER | 12.5 | 25 |
| PAXTON | 7.7 | 159 |
| PEABODY | 9.8 | 72 |
| PELHAM | 8.1 | 138 |
| PEMBROKE | 6.7 | 219 |
| PEPPERELL | 1.8 | 345 |
| PERU | 3.2 | 325 |
| PETERSHAM | 12.2 | 28 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 6.5 | 231 |
| PITTSFIELD | 9.8 | 72 |
| PLAINFIELD | 5.4 | 271 |
| PLAINVILLE | 4.8 | 289 |
| PLYMOUTH | 3.2 | 325 |
| PLYMPTON | 1.9 | 344 |
| PRINCETON | 6.7 | 219 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 3.6 | 315 |
| QUINCY | 6.1 | 240 |
| RANDOLPH | 8.5 | 121 |
| RAYNHAM | 7.4 | 179 |
| READING | 9.6 | 78 |
| REHOBOTH | 5.1 | 282 |
| REVERE | 8.4 | 125 |
| RICHMOND | 13.9 | 8 |
| ROCHESTER | 5.7 | 262 |
| ROCKLAND | 7.4 | 179 |
| ROCKPORT | 7.5 | 170 |
| ROWE | 10.1 | 59 |
| ROWLEY | 5.5 | 268 |
| ROYALSTON | 4.3 | 300 |
| RUSSELL | 7.5 | 170 |
| RUTLAND | 3.2 | 325 |
| SALEM | 6.3 | 235 |
| SALISBURY | 5.6 | 265 |
| SANDISFIELD | 7 | 202 |
| SANDWICH | 0.8 | 348 |
| SAUGUS | 10.6 | 49 |
| SAVOY | 6.3 | 235 |
| SCITUATE | 8.5 | 121 |
| SEEKONK | 11.9 | 31 |
| SHARON | 7.3 | 185 |
| SHEFFIELD | 10.1 | 59 |
| SHELBURNE | 9 | 102 |
| SHERBORN | 6.1 | 240 |
| SHIRLEY | 4.6 | 295 |
| SHREWSBURY | 6.2 | 238 |
| SHUTESBURY | 2.6 | 336 |
| SOMERSET | 14.9 | 4 |
| SOMERVILLE | 7.5 | 170 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 8.2 | 137 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 6 | 247 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 6.3 | 235 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 11.9 | 31 |
| SOUTHWICK | 10.1 | 59 |
| SPENCER | 6.1 | 240 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 6.6 | 225 |
| STERLING | 9 | 102 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 21.6 | 1 |
| STONEHAM | 9.2 | 91 |
| STOUGHTON | 10.1 | 59 |
| STOW | 7.3 | 185 |
| STURBRIDGE | 4.1 | 305 |
| SUDBURY | 8.4 | 125 |
| SUNDERLAND | 5.3 | 274 |
| SUTTON | 8 | 141 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 7.2 | 193 |
| SWANSEA | 11.7 | 34 |
| TAUNTON | 6.7 | 219 |
| TEMPLETON | 8 | 141 |
| TEWKSBURY | 9.1 | 97 |
| TISBURY | 6.9 | 210 |
| TOLLAND | 8.7 | 113 |
| TOPSFIELD | 4.2 | 302 |
| TOWNSEND | 3.8 | 308 |
| TRURO | 4.9 | 286 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 5.2 | 278 |
| TYRINGHAM | 17.4 | 3 |
| UPTON | 3.5 | 319 |
| UXBRIDGE | 7.6 | 163 |
| WAKEFIELD | 9.9 | 67 |
| WALES | 2.8 | 333 |
| WALPOLE | 8.9 | 107 |
| WALTHAM | 7 | 202 |
| WARE | 14 | 6 |
| WAREHAM | 5.8 | 258 |
| WARREN | 7 | 202 |
| WARWICK | 7.3 | 185 |
| WASHINGTON | 10.5 | 53 |
| WATERTOWN | 7.6 | 163 |
| WAYLAND | 8.6 | 119 |
| WEBSTER | 7.8 | 152 |
| WELLESLEY | 7.5 | 170 |
| WELLFLEET | 2.4 | 340 |
| WENDELL | 4.1 | 305 |
| WENHAM | 5.9 | 253 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 5.3 | 274 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 9.6 | 78 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 12.6 | 23 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 6.1 | 240 |
| WESTFIELD | 7.6 | 163 |
| WESTFORD | 4.5 | 297 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 5.9 | 253 |
| WESTMINSTER | 7.5 | 170 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 6.1 | 240 |
| WESTON | 8.3 | 130 |
| WESTPORT | 11.7 | 34 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 8.4 | 125 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 9.3 | 89 |
| WEST TISBURY | 2.5 | 337 |
| WESTWOOD | 9.6 | 78 |
| WEYMOUTH | 9.4 | 85 |
| WHATELY | 8.9 | 107 |
| WHITMAN | 7.9 | 145 |
| WILBRAHAM | 10.7 | 45 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 11.4 | 38 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 9.2 | 91 |
| WILMINGTON | 13.3 | 11 |
| WINCHENDON | 3.5 | 319 |
| WINCHESTER | 9.6 | 78 |
| WINDSOR | 4.6 | 295 |
| WINTHROP | 9 | 102 |
| WOBURN | 10.6 | 49 |
| WORCESTER | 6.5 | 231 |
| WORTHINGTON | 6.2 | 238 |
| WRENTHAM | 2.9 | 332 |
| YARMOUTH | 3.2 | 325 |