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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Romulus, NY, 2020–2024
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18.2% (±6.4 points) of households in the Town of Romulus, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 18.2% (±6.4 points)
Since before 2000: 18.0%

When households in the Town of Romulus moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Romulus	Seneca County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.8% (±2.9 points)	2.0%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.4% (±5.7 points)	14.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	45.7% (±8.3 points)	38.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.0% (±6.1 points)	18.0%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.2% (±4.6 points)	9.4%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.8% (±3.0 points)	17.3%	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 Romulus, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Seneca County (16.7%).

It is not measurably different from 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 Romulus

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Romulus
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Romulus	—	18.2% (±6.4 points)	—
Village of Ovid	2.6 mi	26.1% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ovid	4.7 mi	15.8% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Varick	4.9 mi	15.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Dresden	6.7 mi	17.2% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lodi	6.9 mi	13.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Torrey	7.0 mi	19.3% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Aurora	7.2 mi	16.8% (±30.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ledyard	8.2 mi	8.3% (±7.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Ledyard, NY (8.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Town of Fayette	20.3% (±7.6 points)
2	Town of Seneca Falls	18.7% (±4.1 points)
3	Town of Romulus	18.2% (±6.4 points)
4	Town of Covert	16.4% (±4.6 points)
5	Town of Ovid	15.8% (±7.5 points)
6	Town of Waterloo	15.5% (±4.5 points)
7	Town of Varick	15.0% (±5.5 points)
8	Town of Junius	14.3% (±4.6 points)
9	Town of Tyre	10.8% (±5.0 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Seneca County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How often do people move in the Town of Romulus?

18.2% of households in the Town of Romulus, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

18.0% of households in the Town of Romulus have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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