How long do people stay in their homes in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County), NJ?

Name: How long people stay in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County), NJ, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±3.5 points) of households in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County), NJ moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 13.7% (±3.5 points)
Since before 2000: 39.9%

When households in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
2023 or later	1.3% (±0.8 points)	2.2%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	12.4% (±3.4 points)	15.0%	17.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.8% (±4.3 points)	40.0%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.5% (±3.1 points)	17.8%	18.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.1% (±2.7 points)	10.1%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	28.8% (±4.4 points)	14.8%	11.1%	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 Fairfield Township (Cumberland County), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Cumberland County (17.2%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.2%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	—	13.7% (±3.5 points)	—
Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	3.9 mi	9.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeton	4.0 mi	19.3% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
West Park	4.9 mi	2.9% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	5.1 mi	10.1% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Centre Grove	5.5 mi	0.0% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Sunset Lake	5.5 mi	32.3% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Lake (Cumberland County)	6.6 mi	35.5% (±16.0 points)	Higher
Shiloh Borough	6.9 mi	11.4% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Park, NJ (2.9%), Centre Grove, NJ (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Silver Lake (Cumberland County), NJ (35.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Upper Deerfield Township	28.2% (±7.8 points)
2	Bridgeton	19.3% (±4.6 points)
3	Downe Township	18.1% (±6.4 points)
4 (tie)	Commercial Township	17.8% (±8.2 points)
4 (tie)	Millville	17.8% (±3.4 points)
6	Vineland	17.1% (±2.3 points)
7	Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	13.7% (±3.5 points)
8	Shiloh Borough	11.4% (±9.2 points)
9	Deerfield Township	11.2% (±5.9 points)
10	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	10.1% (±4.7 points)
11	Stow Creek Township	9.9% (±9.0 points)
12	Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	9.5% (±5.4 points)
13	Maurice River Township	7.3% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 14 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Fairfield Township (Cumberland County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Gouldtown.

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 Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)

How often do people move in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)?

13.7% of households in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County), NJ moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Fairfield Township (Cumberland County) have?

39.9% of households in Fairfield Township (Cumberland County) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairfield township, Cumberland County, New Jersey

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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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