How long do people stay in their homes in Ridgefield (community), CT?

Name: How long people stay in Ridgefield (community), CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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23.3% (±7.4 points) of households in Ridgefield (community), CT moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

14.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 23.3% (±7.4 points)
Since before 2000: 14.4%

When households in Ridgefield (community) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Ridgefield (community)	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
2023 or later	5.0% (±3.9 points)	4.0%	3.9%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	18.3% (±6.3 points)	19.5%	17.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	49.1% (±7.2 points)	38.4%	37.7%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	13.2% (±4.1 points)	17.0%	17.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	6.5% (±2.7 points)	10.3%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.9% (±3.5 points)	10.9%	12.4%	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 Ridgefield (community), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region (23.5%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (21.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridgefield (community)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Ridgefield (community)	—	23.3% (±7.4 points)	—
Route 7 Gateway	3.5 mi	18.7% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	3.5 mi	28.2% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lakes East	4.2 mi	13.9% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lakes West	4.7 mi	15.3% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wilton	4.8 mi	18.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lewisboro	5.0 mi	14.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Redding	5.8 mi	19.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pound Ridge	6.2 mi	15.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Lewisboro, NY (14.4%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
5	Greens Farms	25.1% (±9.3 points)
6	Noroton	24.5% (±6.5 points)
7	Wilton Center	24.3% (±10.6 points)
8	Bethel (community)	24.2% (±5.7 points)
9	New Milford (community)	24.1% (±8.7 points)
10	Ridgebury	23.9% (±13.0 points)
11	Ridgefield (community)	23.3% (±7.4 points)
12	Tokeneke	22.9% (±10.3 points)
13	Greenwich (community)	22.6% (±4.3 points)
14	Inglenook	21.9% (±23.7 points)
15 (tie)	Noroton Heights	21.7% (±8.6 points)
15 (tie)	Staples	21.7% (±5.9 points)
17	Glenville	21.6% (±9.9 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ridgefield (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 Ridgefield, 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 Ridgefield (community)

How often do people move in Ridgefield (community)?

23.3% of households in Ridgefield (community), CT moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

14.4% of households in Ridgefield (community) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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

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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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