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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Smithtown, NY, 2020–2024
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12.0% (±1.1 points) of households in the Town of Smithtown, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.3% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.0% (±1.1 points)
Since before 2000: 35.3%

When households in the Town of Smithtown moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Smithtown	Suffolk County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.4% (±0.4 points)	2.1%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	10.6% (±1.0 points)	13.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.3% (±2.0 points)	32.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	22.5% (±1.7 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	16.8% (±1.2 points)	14.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	18.5% (±1.4 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 Smithtown, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in 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 Smithtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Smithtown
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Smithtown	—	12.0% (±1.1 points)	—
Village of Nissequogue	1.2 mi	28.0% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Village of Head of the Harbor	1.7 mi	10.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Stony Brook	2.7 mi	15.0% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Setauket	3.9 mi	17.2% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Old Field	4.1 mi	21.5% (±8.7 points)	Higher
East Setauket	4.4 mi	10.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Village of the Branch	4.5 mi	2.9% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Village of Poquott	5.1 mi	13.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Village of the Branch, NY (2.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Nissequogue, NY (28.0%), Village of Old Field, NY (21.5%).

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
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)
9	Shinnecock Reservation	12.5% (±22.6 points)
10	Town of Smithtown	12.0% (±1.1 points)
11	Town of Shelter Island	8.5% (±11.7 points)
12	Poospatuck Reservation	3.3% (±3.0 points)

Showing 9 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 Smithtown include them.

The figures for the Town of Smithtown include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Commack, Hauppauge, Kings Park, Nesconset, St. James, Smithtown (community).

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 Smithtown

How often do people move in the Town of Smithtown?

12.0% of households in the Town of Smithtown, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

35.3% of households in the Town of Smithtown have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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