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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Southold, NY, 2020–2024
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13.0% (±2.4 points) of households in the Town of Southold, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 13.0% (±2.4 points)
Since before 2000: 33.5%

When households in the Town of Southold moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Southold	Suffolk County	New York	United States
2023 or later	1.4% (±1.1 points)	2.1%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.6% (±2.1 points)	13.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.5% (±3.2 points)	32.6%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	14.9% (±2.5 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	15.1% (±2.5 points)	14.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	18.4% (±3.6 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 Southold, 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 Southold

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Southold
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Southold	—	13.0% (±2.4 points)	—
Village of Greenport	3.6 mi	18.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Shelter Island	5.1 mi	8.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shelter Island (community)	5.9 mi	10.2% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shelter Island Heights	6.2 mi	6.7% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of North Haven	8.0 mi	15.9% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harbor	10 mi	19.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Sag Harbor	10 mi	10.1% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Old Saybrook Center	10 mi	31.1% (±11.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Old Saybrook Center, CT (31.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
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)
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 11 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 Southold include them.

The figures for the Town of Southold include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cutchogue, East Marion, Greenport West, Laurel, Mattituck, Orient, Southold (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 Southold

How often do people move in the Town of Southold?

13.0% of households in the Town of Southold, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

33.5% of households in the Town of Southold have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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