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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Chatham, NY, 2020–2024
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14.7% (±5.3 points) of households in the Town of Chatham, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 14.7% (±5.3 points)
Since before 2000: 35.0%

When households in the Town of Chatham moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Chatham	Columbia County	New York	United States
2023 or later	2.3% (±1.6 points)	2.8%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	12.4% (±5.1 points)	14.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.8% (±5.9 points)	36.3%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.5% (±5.4 points)	18.3%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	16.0% (±5.3 points)	12.4%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	19.0% (±5.5 points)	16.0%	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 the Town of Chatham, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Columbia County (17.0%).

It is also lower 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 Chatham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Chatham
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Chatham	—	14.7% (±5.3 points)	—
Niverville	3.8 mi	13.2% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Chatham	4.5 mi	25.7% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Valatie	5.0 mi	16.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Kinderhook	5.2 mi	13.7% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Nassau	6.3 mi	22.1% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Kinderhook	6.6 mi	16.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Canaan	6.6 mi	17.6% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Lebanon	7.7 mi	9.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
4	Town of Claverack	19.5% (±7.9 points)
5	Town of Germantown	18.7% (±6.1 points)
6	Town of Hillsdale	18.3% (±6.4 points)
7	Town of Canaan	17.6% (±5.5 points)
8	Town of Austerlitz	15.7% (±4.9 points)
9	Town of Ghent	15.0% (±4.5 points)
10	Town of Chatham	14.7% (±5.3 points)
11	Town of Gallatin	14.5% (±5.4 points)
12	Town of Stuyvesant	14.1% (±7.5 points)
13	Town of Kinderhook	13.7% (±3.9 points)
14	Town of Copake	12.0% (±6.0 points)
15	Town of Livingston	11.8% (±5.5 points)
16	Town of New Lebanon	9.2% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Chatham

How often do people move in the Town of Chatham?

14.7% of households in the Town of Chatham, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

35.0% of households in the Town of Chatham have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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