How long do people stay in their homes in Cold Spring Harbor, NY?

Name: How long people stay in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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16.9% (±6.5 points) of households in Cold Spring Harbor, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.9% (±6.5 points)
Since before 2000: 32.1%

When households in Cold Spring Harbor moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Cold Spring Harbor	Suffolk County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.1% (±3.6 points)	2.1%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	13.8% (±5.4 points)	13.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.5% (±8.9 points)	32.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.6% (±8.6 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	17.4% (±6.7 points)	14.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	14.7% (±5.9 points)	17.0%	13.5%	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 Cold Spring Harbor, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Suffolk County (15.5%).

It is not measurably different from New York (20.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Cold Spring Harbor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cold Spring Harbor
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Cold Spring Harbor	—	16.9% (±6.5 points)	—
Village of Laurel Hollow	1.2 mi	8.7% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Village of Oyster Bay Cove	2.6 mi	15.5% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cove Neck	2.6 mi	13.3% (±35.2 points)	Not measurably different
Halesite	2.7 mi	26.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Huntington (community)	2.8 mi	18.0% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Huntington Station	3.0 mi	13.3% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury (community)	3.2 mi	22.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Hills	3.3 mi	11.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Laurel Hollow, NY (8.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
29	Sound Beach	17.4% (±8.0 points)
30 (tie)	Centerport	17.3% (±4.9 points)
30 (tie)	North Lindenhurst	17.3% (±4.9 points)
30 (tie)	Ronkonkoma	17.3% (±3.2 points)
33 (tie)	Riverhead (community)	17.2% (±4.2 points)
33 (tie)	Setauket	17.2% (±7.3 points)
35	Cold Spring Harbor	16.9% (±6.5 points)
36	Blue Point	16.8% (±9.1 points)
37 (tie)	Central Islip	16.7% (±3.2 points)
37 (tie)	Selden	16.7% (±3.3 points)
39	Islip (community)	16.5% (±4.1 points)
40	Holbrook	16.3% (±2.4 points)
41 (tie)	Bayport	16.2% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside the Town of Huntington, 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 Cold Spring Harbor

How often do people move in Cold Spring Harbor?

16.9% of households in Cold Spring Harbor, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Cold Spring Harbor have?

32.1% of households in Cold Spring Harbor have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cold Spring Harbor CDP, New York

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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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