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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Royalton, NY, 2020–2024
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13.8% (±4.1 points) of households in the Town of Royalton, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 13.8% (±4.1 points)
Since before 2000: 29.9%

When households in the Town of Royalton moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Royalton	Niagara County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.0% (±1.0 points)	3.0%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	12.8% (±4.0 points)	14.7%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	34.6% (±7.5 points)	35.4%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	21.6% (±6.8 points)	18.4%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.9% (±3.8 points)	12.1%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	18.0% (±4.8 points)	16.3%	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 Royalton, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Niagara County (17.7%).

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 Royalton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Royalton
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Royalton	—	13.8% (±4.1 points)	—
Village of Middleport	5.6 mi	18.4% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rapids	6.0 mi	5.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
South Lockport	6.5 mi	25.1% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Town of Lockport	6.7 mi	19.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hartland	7.0 mi	6.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Lockport	7.1 mi	24.6% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Town of Shelby	8.6 mi	19.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda Reservation (Genesee County)	8.7 mi	10.3% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Hartland, NY (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Lockport, NY (25.1%), Lockport, NY (24.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
5	North Tonawanda	17.6% (±2.2 points)
6	Town of Wheatfield	16.8% (±3.6 points)
7	Town of Porter	15.7% (±4.4 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Newfane	14.8% (±5.0 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Wilson	14.8% (±4.8 points)
10	Town of Niagara	14.6% (±4.7 points)
11	Town of Royalton	13.8% (±4.1 points)
12	Town of Lewiston	13.0% (±3.1 points)
13	Town of Somerset	9.8% (±4.4 points)
14	Town of Pendleton	7.1% (±3.4 points)
15	Town of Hartland	6.0% (±3.4 points)
16	Tuscarora Nation Reservation	0.0% (±16.1 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Niagara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Royalton include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Gasport.

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 Royalton

How often do people move in the Town of Royalton?

13.8% of households in the Town of Royalton, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

29.9% of households in the Town of Royalton have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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