How long do people stay in their homes in the Town of Amherst, NY?

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Amherst, NY, 2020–2024
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22.4% (±1.6 points) of households in the Town of Amherst, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 22.4% (±1.6 points)
Since before 2000: 23.6%

When households in the Town of Amherst moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Amherst	Erie County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.5% (±0.6 points)	3.5%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	18.9% (±1.5 points)	16.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	37.6% (±1.8 points)	38.1%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.4% (±1.2 points)	16.8%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.5% (±0.9 points)	11.3%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.1% (±0.8 points)	14.1%	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 the Town of Amherst, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Erie County (19.7%).

It is also higher than in New York (20.5%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near the Town of Amherst

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Amherst
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Amherst	—	22.4% (±1.6 points)	—
Village of Williamsville	3.8 mi	23.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Harris Hill	4.8 mi	26.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clarence	5.7 mi	15.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Tonawanda Town	6.3 mi	18.4% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Town of Tonawanda	6.3 mi	18.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
North Tonawanda	6.3 mi	17.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Tonawanda	6.4 mi	20.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Clarence Center	6.4 mi	11.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Clarence, NY (15.8%), Tonawanda Town, NY (18.4%), Town of Tonawanda, NY (18.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Buffalo	24.8% (±1.1 points)
2	Town of Amherst	22.4% (±1.6 points)
3	Tonawanda	20.9% (±4.2 points)
4	Town of Orchard Park	19.8% (±3.1 points)
5	Town of Holland	18.7% (±7.9 points)
6	Lackawanna	18.5% (±3.8 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Tonawanda	18.0% (±1.7 points)
7 (tie)	Cattaraugus Reservation (Erie County)	18.0% (±11.2 points)

Showing 8 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Amherst include them.

The figures for the Town of Amherst include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Eggertsville, University at Buffalo.

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 Town of Amherst

How often do people move in the Town of Amherst?

22.4% of households in the Town of Amherst, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does the Town of Amherst have?

23.6% of households in the Town of Amherst have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Amherst town, Erie County, 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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