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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Oyster Bay, NY, 2020–2024
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12.6% (±0.8 points) of households in the Town of Oyster Bay, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.6% (±0.8 points)
Since before 2000: 38.0%

When households in the Town of Oyster Bay moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Oyster Bay	Nassau County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.9% (±0.4 points)	2.0%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	10.7% (±0.7 points)	12.0%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	29.4% (±1.1 points)	32.1%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	20.1% (±0.9 points)	20.5%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.9% (±0.9 points)	14.8%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	22.1% (±1.0 points)	18.6%	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 Oyster Bay, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Nassau County (14.0%).

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 Oyster Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Oyster Bay
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Oyster Bay	—	12.6% (±0.8 points)	—
Village of Muttontown	2.2 mi	10.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Brookville	3.2 mi	4.8% (±2.5 points)	Lower
New Cassel	4.0 mi	20.1% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Village of Oyster Bay Cove	4.2 mi	15.5% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Hills	4.2 mi	11.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Upper Brookville	4.2 mi	10.1% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Laurel Hollow	4.3 mi	8.7% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Salisbury (community)	4.6 mi	10.4% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Brookville, NY (4.8%), Village of Laurel Hollow, NY (8.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Cassel, NY (20.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Glen Cove	25.8% (±3.8 points)
2	Long Beach	24.2% (±3.1 points)
3	Town of North Hempstead	15.2% (±1.0 points)
4	Town of Hempstead	13.0% (±0.5 points)
5	Town of Oyster Bay	12.6% (±0.8 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Oyster Bay include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bethpage, East Massapequa, East Norwich, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Hicksville, Jericho, Locust Valley, +9.

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 Oyster Bay

How often do people move in the Town of Oyster Bay?

12.6% of households in the Town of Oyster Bay, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

38.0% of households in the Town of Oyster Bay have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oyster Bay town, Nassau 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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