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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of North Elba, NY, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±5.9 points) of households in the Town of North Elba, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.3% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 26.3% (±5.9 points)
Since before 2000: 22.3%

When households in the Town of North Elba moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of North Elba	Essex County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.4% (±1.9 points)	2.6%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	22.9% (±5.6 points)	15.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.9% (±6.0 points)	34.1%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	16.6% (±4.7 points)	18.7%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.8% (±3.6 points)	11.8%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.5% (±3.1 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 North Elba, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in 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 North Elba

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of North Elba
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of North Elba	—	26.3% (±5.9 points)	—
Village of Lake Placid	6.1 mi	39.1% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Town of Harrietstown	8.0 mi	25.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Saranac Lake	9.3 mi	29.3% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Keene	9.9 mi	16.7% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of St. Armand	12 mi	12.5% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Town of Wilmington	14 mi	20.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Newcomb	14 mi	15.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Town of North Hudson	19 mi	11.9% (±9.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of St. Armand, NY (12.5%), Town of Newcomb, NY (15.2%), Town of North Hudson, NY (11.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Lake Placid, NY (39.1%).

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)

Showing 7 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 North Elba 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 North Elba

How often do people move in the Town of North Elba?

26.3% of households in the Town of North Elba, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

22.3% of households in the Town of North Elba have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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