How long do people stay in their homes in the Town of Lewis (Essex County), NY?

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Lewis (Essex County), NY, 2020–2024
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17.6% (±8.4 points) of households in the Town of Lewis (Essex County), NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 17.6% (±8.4 points)
Since before 2000: 32.5%

When households in the Town of Lewis (Essex County) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Lewis (Essex County)	Essex County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.1% (±1.3 points)	2.6%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.5% (±8.3 points)	15.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	29.2% (±8.2 points)	34.1%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	20.7% (±9.8 points)	18.7%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	8.2% (±4.9 points)	11.8%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	24.3% (±8.8 points)	17.1%	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 Lewis (Essex County), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Essex County (18.3%).

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 Lewis (Essex County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lewis (Essex County)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Lewis (Essex County)	—	17.6% (±8.4 points)	—
Town of Jay	7.0 mi	18.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Essex	9.3 mi	17.4% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elizabethtown	9.4 mi	22.4% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Willsboro	10 mi	10.3% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Chesterfield	11 mi	19.5% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Westport	11 mi	10.9% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Au Sable	13 mi	16.0% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Keeseville	14 mi	19.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Town of North Elba	26.3% (±5.9 points)
2	Town of Elizabethtown	22.4% (±14.7 points)
3	Town of Ticonderoga	20.5% (±6.6 points)
4	Town of Wilmington	20.1% (±7.0 points)
5	Town of Chesterfield	19.5% (±7.3 points)
6	Town of Jay	18.2% (±7.1 points)
7	Town of Lewis (Essex County)	17.6% (±8.4 points)
8	Town of Essex	17.4% (±13.9 points)
9	Town of Moriah	16.8% (±7.2 points)
10	Town of Keene	16.7% (±13.1 points)
11	Town of Newcomb	15.2% (±8.4 points)
12	Town of Minerva	13.7% (±5.7 points)
13	Town of Schroon	13.5% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Lewis (Essex County) 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 Lewis (Essex County)

How often do people move in the Town of Lewis (Essex County)?

17.6% of households in the Town of Lewis (Essex County), NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does the Town of Lewis (Essex County) have?

32.5% of households in the Town of Lewis (Essex County) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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