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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Lansing, NY, 2020–2024
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40.9% (±7.9 points) of households in the Town of Lansing, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 40.9% (±7.9 points)
Since before 2000: 18.4%

When households in the Town of Lansing moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Lansing	Tompkins County	New York	United States
2023 or later	6.0% (±2.6 points)	7.8%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	34.9% (±7.5 points)	25.0%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	23.8% (±5.8 points)	33.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.9% (±4.3 points)	14.6%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.5% (±3.9 points)	9.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.9% (±2.6 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 Lansing, 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 higher than the national figure (24.8%).

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lansing
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Lansing	—	40.9% (±7.9 points)	—
Town of Ulysses	5.7 mi	16.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Village of Lansing	5.8 mi	62.7% (±15.0 points)	Higher
Town of Genoa	5.9 mi	9.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Village of Trumansburg	6.9 mi	27.5% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cayuga Heights	7.2 mi	18.7% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Northwest Ithaca	7.5 mi	27.2% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Northeast Ithaca	7.6 mi	30.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Locke	8.4 mi	12.8% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Ulysses, NY (16.3%), Town of Genoa, NY (9.9%), Village of Cayuga Heights, NY (18.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: 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)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Tompkins County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Lansing include the places inside it that have pages of their own: South Lansing.

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 Lansing

How often do people move in the Town of Lansing?

40.9% of households in the Town of Lansing, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

18.4% of households in the Town of Lansing have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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