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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Kent, NY, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±3.7 points) of households in the Town of Kent, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 18.3% (±3.7 points)
Since before 2000: 31.5%

When households in the Town of Kent moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Kent	Putnam County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.4% (±1.1 points)	2.0%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.9% (±3.5 points)	15.3%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	27.9% (±4.2 points)	31.0%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	22.3% (±3.7 points)	21.7%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	12.2% (±3.4 points)	14.7%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	19.3% (±3.9 points)	15.2%	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 Kent, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Putnam County (17.3%).

It is not measurably different from 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 Kent

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Kent
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Kent	—	18.3% (±3.7 points)	—
Carmel (community)	4.3 mi	13.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Carmel	4.9 mi	15.3% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster Heights	6.1 mi	11.0% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mahopac	6.1 mi	19.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster Hill	6.6 mi	4.2% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Village of Brewster	7.0 mi	24.9% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Southeast	7.3 mi	18.4% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Patterson	7.3 mi	22.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brewster Hill, NY (4.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Town of Patterson	22.1% (±4.4 points)
2	Town of Southeast	18.4% (±3.2 points)
3	Town of Kent	18.3% (±3.7 points)
4	Town of Putnam Valley	17.3% (±4.2 points)
5	Town of Philipstown	16.1% (±3.5 points)
6	Town of Carmel	15.3% (±2.2 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Kent include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lake Carmel.

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 Kent

How often do people move in the Town of Kent?

18.3% of households in the Town of Kent, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

31.5% of households in the Town of Kent have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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