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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Riverhead, NY, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±2.8 points) of households in the Town of Riverhead, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.9% (±2.8 points)
Since before 2000: 25.1%

When households in the Town of Riverhead moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Riverhead	Suffolk County	New York	United States
2023 or later	2.9% (±1.2 points)	2.1%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.0% (±2.5 points)	13.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	36.0% (±4.1 points)	32.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	21.9% (±4.5 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.6% (±2.6 points)	14.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	9.5% (±1.8 points)	17.0%	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 Riverhead, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Suffolk County (15.5%).

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 Riverhead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Riverhead
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Riverhead	—	16.9% (±2.8 points)	—
Riverside (community)	5.3 mi	13.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Flanders	8.2 mi	13.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Laurel	8.4 mi	3.6% (±9.0 points)	Lower
East Shoreham	8.5 mi	10.4% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Manorville	8.6 mi	19.1% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mattituck	9.2 mi	13.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Westhampton	9.2 mi	9.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Eastport	9.7 mi	11.6% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Laurel, NY (3.6%), East Shoreham, NY (10.4%), Westhampton, NY (9.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Town of Brookhaven	17.0% (±0.8 points)
2	Town of Riverhead	16.9% (±2.8 points)
3	Town of East Hampton	16.7% (±2.7 points)
4	Town of Islip	15.9% (±0.9 points)
5	Town of Babylon	15.5% (±1.1 points)
6	Town of Huntington	13.8% (±0.9 points)
7	Town of Southampton	13.7% (±1.7 points)
8	Town of Southold	13.0% (±2.4 points)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Riverhead include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jamesport, Northville (community), Riverhead (community), Wading River.

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 Riverhead

How often do people move in the Town of Riverhead?

16.9% of households in the Town of Riverhead, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

25.1% of households in the Town of Riverhead have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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