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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Hancock, NY, 2020–2024
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19.7% (±6.9 points) of households in the Town of Hancock, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 19.7% (±6.9 points)
Since before 2000: 37.6%

When households in the Town of Hancock moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Hancock	Delaware County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.1% (±3.2 points)	3.3%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.6% (±6.1 points)	14.3%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	27.7% (±6.8 points)	33.4%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.0% (±5.5 points)	19.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	14.2% (±5.6 points)	12.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	23.4% (±8.0 points)	17.3%	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 Hancock, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Delaware County (17.6%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hancock
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Hancock	—	19.7% (±6.9 points)	—
Village of Hancock	5.0 mi	25.8% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Buckingham Township (Wayne County)	7.8 mi	17.5% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fremont (Sullivan County)	9.7 mi	11.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Manchester Township (Wayne County)	9.9 mi	9.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Wayne County)	11 mi	5.5% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Town of Tompkins	12 mi	6.7% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Colchester	13 mi	15.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Deposit	13 mi	23.0% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Scott Township (Wayne County), PA (5.5%), Town of Tompkins, NY (6.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Town of Davenport	27.3% (±10.3 points)
2	Town of Delhi	24.2% (±5.8 points)
3	Town of Deposit	23.0% (±7.2 points)
4	Town of Stamford	22.3% (±5.9 points)
5	Town of Sidney	21.5% (±8.1 points)
6	Town of Andes	21.0% (±7.1 points)
7	Town of Hancock	19.7% (±6.9 points)
8	Town of Walton	16.6% (±5.7 points)
9	Town of Harpersfield	15.7% (±6.8 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Colchester	15.2% (±7.1 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Middletown	15.2% (±7.4 points)
12	Town of Roxbury	14.6% (±5.6 points)
13	Town of Bovina	13.4% (±5.4 points)

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

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Hancock 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 Hancock

How often do people move in the Town of Hancock?

19.7% of households in the Town of Hancock, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

37.6% of households in the Town of Hancock have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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