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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Highlands, NY, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±5.1 points) of households in the Town of Highlands, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

17.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 30.4% (±5.1 points)
Since before 2000: 17.5%

When households in the Town of Highlands moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Highlands	Orange County	New York	United States
2023 or later	9.2% (±3.0 points)	3.9%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	21.2% (±4.1 points)	17.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	40.7% (±5.6 points)	37.2%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	11.3% (±3.7 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	5.3% (±3.3 points)	9.5%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.2% (±4.5 points)	12.0%	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 Highlands, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Orange County (21.1%).

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

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

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Highlands
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Highlands	—	30.4% (±5.1 points)	—
Village of Highland Falls	2.0 mi	22.9% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cornwall	4.2 mi	19.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Cold Spring	4.3 mi	21.7% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	4.4 mi	14.7% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Village of Nelsonville	5.0 mi	10.9% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Firthcliffe	5.2 mi	21.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Philipstown	5.3 mi	16.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Woodbury	5.8 mi	25.0% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cornwall, NY (19.4%), Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (14.7%), Village of Nelsonville, NY (10.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Town of Highlands	30.4% (±5.1 points)
2	Middletown	26.5% (±3.9 points)
3	Port Jervis	26.0% (±5.8 points)
4	Town of Blooming Grove	25.7% (±5.6 points)
5	Town of Tuxedo	25.5% (±7.5 points)
6	Town of Woodbury	25.0% (±6.0 points)
7	Town of Palm Tree	23.1% (±4.2 points)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Highlands include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fort Montgomery, West Point.

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 Highlands

How often do people move in the Town of Highlands?

30.4% of households in the Town of Highlands, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

17.5% of households in the Town of Highlands have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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