How long do people stay in their homes in Willimantic, CT?

Name: How long people stay in Willimantic, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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26.5% (±5.3 points) of households in Willimantic, CT moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 26.5% (±5.3 points)
Since before 2000: 16.2%

When households in Willimantic moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Willimantic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
2023 or later	4.3% (±2.1 points)	4.7%	3.9%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	22.2% (±4.9 points)	17.9%	17.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.5% (±5.8 points)	37.2%	37.7%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.8% (±4.0 points)	17.6%	17.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	5.2% (±2.5 points)	9.8%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	11.0% (±3.4 points)	12.7%	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 Willimantic, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (22.6%).

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 Willimantic

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willimantic
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Willimantic	—	26.5% (±5.3 points)	—
South Windham	2.7 mi	21.0% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	5.1 mi	17.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Mansfield	5.1 mi	42.4% (±6.1 points)	Higher
South Coventry	5.4 mi	13.1% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Lebanon	6.0 mi	9.6% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Scotland	6.6 mi	12.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Chaplin	6.7 mi	18.8% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Storrs	6.7 mi	63.5% (±12.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Columbia, CT (17.0%), South Coventry, CT (13.1%), Lebanon, CT (9.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mansfield, CT (42.4%), Storrs, CT (63.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	54.1% (±12.3 points)
2	Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	41.8% (±10.5 points)
3	Baltic	31.3% (±13.2 points)
4	Oxoboxo River	29.6% (±10.8 points)
5	Willimantic	26.5% (±5.3 points)
6	Mystic	25.8% (±7.8 points)
7	Colchester (community)	22.0% (±6.9 points)
8	South Windham	21.0% (±17.0 points)
9	Pawcatuck	20.5% (±5.5 points)
10	Niantic	18.0% (±8.5 points)
11	Noank	17.7% (±7.0 points)

Showing 11 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Windham, 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 Willimantic

How often do people move in Willimantic?

26.5% of households in Willimantic, CT moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Willimantic have?

16.2% of households in Willimantic have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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