How long do people stay in their homes in Sandy Hook, CT?

Name: How long people stay in Sandy Hook, CT, 2020–2024
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16.1% (±3.7 points) of households in Sandy Hook, CT moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.1% (±3.7 points)
Since before 2000: 31.4%

When households in Sandy Hook moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Sandy Hook	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
2023 or later	2.3% (±1.4 points)	4.0%	3.9%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	13.8% (±3.4 points)	19.5%	17.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	32.1% (±6.2 points)	38.4%	37.7%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	20.3% (±5.7 points)	17.0%	17.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	20.3% (±5.5 points)	10.3%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	11.1% (±4.2 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 Sandy Hook, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (23.5%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (21.8%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Sandy Hook

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sandy Hook
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Sandy Hook	—	16.1% (±3.7 points)	—
East Village	4.4 mi	10.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Southbury	4.7 mi	19.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe	4.9 mi	11.2% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Heritage Village	5.3 mi	27.6% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Oxford	5.5 mi	10.6% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Stepney	6.0 mi	13.8% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel	8.1 mi	20.7% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Seymour	8.4 mi	18.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Monroe, CT (11.2%), Oxford, CT (10.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Heritage Village, CT (27.6%).

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
21	Old Hill	19.6% (±7.4 points)
22	Byram	19.5% (±6.9 points)
23	Route 7 Gateway	18.7% (±15.9 points)
24	Westport Village	18.2% (±6.8 points)
25	Ball Pond	17.5% (±9.5 points)
26	Riverside	17.4% (±3.7 points)
27	Sandy Hook	16.1% (±3.7 points)
28	Lakes West	15.3% (±12.0 points)
29	Poplar Plains	14.8% (±15.0 points)
30	Compo	14.4% (±8.2 points)
31	Lakes East	13.9% (±9.0 points)
32	Pemberwick	13.7% (±7.7 points)
33	Coleytown	11.2% (±5.7 points)

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

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

It lies inside Newtown, 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 Sandy Hook

How often do people move in Sandy Hook?

16.1% of households in Sandy Hook, CT moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Sandy Hook have?

31.4% of households in Sandy Hook have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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