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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Cortlandt, NY, 2020–2024
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17.9% (±2.5 points) of households in the Town of Cortlandt, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.9% (±2.5 points)
Since before 2000: 30.7%

When households in the Town of Cortlandt moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Cortlandt	Westchester County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.1% (±0.6 points)	3.7%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.8% (±2.4 points)	16.1%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	31.2% (±2.7 points)	37.8%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	20.2% (±2.7 points)	18.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	16.2% (±2.3 points)	12.3%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	14.5% (±1.9 points)	11.8%	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 Cortlandt, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Westchester County (19.8%).

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 Cortlandt

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Cortlandt
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Cortlandt	—	17.9% (±2.5 points)	—
Village of Buchanan	2.1 mi	10.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Peekskill	2.6 mi	20.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Croton-on-Hudson	2.9 mi	16.0% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Crompond	4.6 mi	2.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Town of Yorktown	4.8 mi	13.6% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Stony Point (community)	5.0 mi	13.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Stony Point	5.0 mi	13.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of West Haverstraw	5.2 mi	18.3% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Buchanan, NY (10.2%), Crompond, NY (2.5%), Town of Yorktown, NY (13.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
7 (tie)	Town of Eastchester	20.6% (±2.4 points)
9	Town of North Salem	20.5% (±6.2 points)
10	Yonkers	20.3% (±1.3 points)
11	Town of Scarsdale	18.7% (±2.7 points)
12	Town of Ossining	18.5% (±2.6 points)
13	Town of Rye	18.0% (±2.8 points)
14	Town of Cortlandt	17.9% (±2.5 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Bedford	17.6% (±3.5 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Pelham	17.6% (±4.0 points)
17	Town of North Castle	17.4% (±4.2 points)
18	Town of Somers	17.2% (±3.6 points)
19	Town of Mount Pleasant	16.8% (±2.3 points)
20	Mount Vernon	15.9% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Cortlandt include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Crugers, Montrose.

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 Cortlandt

How often do people move in the Town of Cortlandt?

17.9% of households in the Town of Cortlandt, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

30.7% of households in the Town of Cortlandt have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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