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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Tonawanda, NY, 2020–2024
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18.0% (±1.7 points) of households in the Town of Tonawanda, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 18.0% (±1.7 points)
Since before 2000: 27.7%

When households in the Town of Tonawanda moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Tonawanda	Erie County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.1% (±0.8 points)	3.5%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.9% (±1.5 points)	16.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.8% (±2.3 points)	38.1%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.6% (±1.4 points)	16.8%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.4% (±1.1 points)	11.3%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	17.3% (±1.6 points)	14.1%	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 Tonawanda, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Erie County (19.7%).

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 Tonawanda

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Tonawanda
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Tonawanda	—	18.0% (±1.7 points)	—
Village of Kenmore	1.3 mi	16.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	2.0 mi	20.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Eggertsville	3.7 mi	17.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grandyle Village	4.0 mi	10.4% (±6.1 points)	Lower
North Tonawanda	4.6 mi	17.6% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
University at Buffalo	4.6 mi	79.6% (±25.6 points)	Higher
Town of Grand Island	5.0 mi	17.0% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Amherst	6.3 mi	22.4% (±1.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grandyle Village, NY (10.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University at Buffalo, NY (79.6%), Town of Amherst, NY (22.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Buffalo	24.8% (±1.1 points)
2	Town of Amherst	22.4% (±1.6 points)
3	Tonawanda	20.9% (±4.2 points)
4	Town of Orchard Park	19.8% (±3.1 points)
5	Town of Holland	18.7% (±7.9 points)
6	Lackawanna	18.5% (±3.8 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Tonawanda	18.0% (±1.7 points)
7 (tie)	Cattaraugus Reservation (Erie County)	18.0% (±11.2 points)
9	Town of Hamburg	17.9% (±1.9 points)
10	Town of Cheektowaga	17.4% (±1.5 points)
11	Town of Grand Island	17.0% (±3.8 points)
12	Town of Newstead	16.3% (±3.9 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Clarence	15.8% (±2.0 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

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 Tonawanda

How often do people move in the Town of Tonawanda?

18.0% of households in the Town of Tonawanda, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

27.7% of households in the Town of Tonawanda have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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