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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Litchfield, NY, 2020–2024
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12.3% (±5.5 points) of households in the Town of Litchfield, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.3% (±5.5 points)
Since before 2000: 31.2%

When households in the Town of Litchfield moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Litchfield	Herkimer County	New York	United States
2023 or later	0.8% (±1.0 points)	1.9%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.5% (±5.4 points)	14.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.3% (±7.1 points)	35.0%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	23.2% (±6.7 points)	18.6%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.9% (±4.7 points)	11.7%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	20.3% (±5.4 points)	18.7%	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 Litchfield, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Herkimer County (16.1%).

It is also lower than in 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 Litchfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Litchfield
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Litchfield	—	12.3% (±5.5 points)	—
Village of Clayville	4.4 mi	16.1% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Winfield	4.9 mi	15.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Frankfort	5.2 mi	15.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Paris	5.5 mi	15.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of West Winfield	6.0 mi	17.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Columbia	6.5 mi	17.2% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Frankfort	6.7 mi	16.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bridgewater	6.7 mi	9.5% (±8.7 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 Herkimer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
8	Town of Frankfort	15.3% (±4.2 points)
9	Town of Fairfield	14.3% (±5.1 points)
10	Town of Warren	14.1% (±6.5 points)
11	Town of Ohio	13.5% (±6.9 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Danube	13.4% (±13.0 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Newport	13.4% (±4.0 points)
14	Town of Litchfield	12.3% (±5.5 points)
15	Town of Little Falls	12.0% (±4.3 points)
16	Town of Manheim	11.7% (±5.0 points)
17	Town of Schuyler	11.5% (±5.1 points)
18	Town of Norway	10.9% (±4.6 points)
19	Town of Webb	10.7% (±10.5 points)
20	Town of Salisbury	8.7% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Herkimer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Litchfield 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 Litchfield

How often do people move in the Town of Litchfield?

12.3% of households in the Town of Litchfield, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

31.2% of households in the Town of Litchfield have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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