How long do people stay in their homes in Wilton Center, CT?

Name: How long people stay in Wilton Center, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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24.3% (±10.6 points) of households in Wilton Center, CT moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

11.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 24.3% (±10.6 points)
Since before 2000: 11.2%

When households in Wilton Center moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Wilton Center	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
2023 or later	2.1% (±2.7 points)	4.0%	3.9%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	22.2% (±10.3 points)	19.5%	17.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	52.4% (±14.9 points)	38.4%	37.7%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	12.1% (±7.5 points)	17.0%	17.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	6.5% (±5.6 points)	10.3%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	4.7% (±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 Wilton Center, 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 Wilton Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilton Center
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Wilton Center	—	24.3% (±10.6 points)	—
South Wilton	1.4 mi	29.2% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar Plains	2.9 mi	14.8% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	3.5 mi	28.2% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Old Hill	3.8 mi	19.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	4.0 mi	15.4% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Canaan	4.4 mi	27.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Coleytown	4.4 mi	11.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Westport Village	4.8 mi	18.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coleytown, CT (11.2%).

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
1	New Canaan (community)	29.6% (±6.9 points)
2	South Wilton	29.2% (±12.7 points)
3	Georgetown	28.2% (±13.3 points)
4	Darien Downtown	26.7% (±11.8 points)
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)

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

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

It lies inside Wilton, 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 Wilton Center

How often do people move in Wilton Center?

24.3% of households in Wilton Center, CT moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Wilton Center have?

11.2% of households in Wilton Center have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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