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

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Wappinger, NY, 2020–2024
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21.0% (±2.8 points) of households in the Town of Wappinger, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 21.0% (±2.8 points)
Since before 2000: 25.5%

When households in the Town of Wappinger moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Wappinger	Dutchess County	New York	United States
2023 or later	5.3% (±1.9 points)	3.8%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.7% (±2.1 points)	16.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	36.0% (±3.5 points)	34.8%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	17.5% (±2.3 points)	19.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.9% (±1.8 points)	12.8%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	14.6% (±1.9 points)	13.0%	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 Wappinger, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Dutchess County (20.2%).

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 Wappinger

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wappinger
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Wappinger	—	21.0% (±2.8 points)	—
Village of Wappingers Falls	1.5 mi	23.9% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brinckerhoff	2.8 mi	19.4% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Merritt Park	3.5 mi	18.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Fishkill	3.7 mi	28.8% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hopewell Junction	4.1 mi	18.1% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crown Heights	4.2 mi	7.5% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Red Oaks Mill	4.5 mi	10.1% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Marlboro	4.6 mi	12.6% (±6.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crown Heights, NY (7.5%), Red Oaks Mill, NY (10.1%), Marlboro, NY (12.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Poughkeepsie	30.3% (±4.0 points)
2	Town of Amenia	27.9% (±9.2 points)
3	Beacon	25.9% (±4.4 points)
4	Town of Fishkill	22.8% (±3.8 points)
5	Town of Red Hook	22.5% (±3.8 points)
6	Town of Wappinger	21.0% (±2.8 points)
7	Town of Poughkeepsie	20.7% (±2.8 points)
8	Town of Stanford	20.3% (±7.7 points)
9	Town of North East	19.7% (±7.7 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Hyde Park	19.1% (±3.4 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Pine Plains	19.1% (±7.7 points)
12	Town of Milan	18.1% (±6.9 points)

Showing 12 of 22 places in Dutchess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

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 Wappinger

How often do people move in the Town of Wappinger?

21.0% of households in the Town of Wappinger, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

25.5% of households in the Town of Wappinger have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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