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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Ithaca, NY, 2020–2024
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28.5% (±5.1 points) of households in the Town of Ithaca, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 28.5% (±5.1 points)
Since before 2000: 20.5%

When households in the Town of Ithaca moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
2023 or later	6.5% (±2.6 points)	7.8%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	22.0% (±4.4 points)	25.0%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	32.9% (±4.6 points)	33.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.0% (±3.9 points)	14.6%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.5% (±2.7 points)	9.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.0% (±2.8 points)	9.4%	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 Ithaca, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Tompkins County (32.8%).

It is also higher than in 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 Ithaca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ithaca
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Ithaca	—	28.5% (±5.1 points)	—
Ithaca	2.8 mi	45.5% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Town of Enfield	4.5 mi	13.9% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Village of Cayuga Heights	4.6 mi	18.7% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Village of Lansing	5.9 mi	62.7% (±15.0 points)	Higher
Town of Newfield	6.4 mi	8.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Danby	6.7 mi	14.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Town of Ulysses	7.9 mi	16.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
South Lansing	8.5 mi	35.7% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Enfield, NY (13.9%), Village of Cayuga Heights, NY (18.7%), Town of Newfield, NY (8.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ithaca, NY (45.5%), Village of Lansing, NY (62.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Ithaca	45.5% (±5.4 points)
2	Town of Lansing	40.9% (±7.9 points)
3	Town of Dryden	29.6% (±5.1 points)
4	Town of Ithaca	28.5% (±5.1 points)
5	Town of Groton	26.3% (±7.8 points)
6	Town of Caroline	24.7% (±9.1 points)
7	Town of Ulysses	16.3% (±8.2 points)
8	Town of Danby	14.1% (±6.4 points)
9	Town of Enfield	13.9% (±5.5 points)
10	Town of Newfield	8.7% (±4.6 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Ithaca include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Ithaca, Forest Home, Northeast Ithaca, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill.

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 Ithaca

How often do people move in the Town of Ithaca?

28.5% of households in the Town of Ithaca, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

20.5% of households in the Town of Ithaca have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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