How long do people stay in their homes in Vails Gate, NY?

Name: How long people stay in Vails Gate, NY, 2020–2024
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42.1% (±12.3 points) of households in Vails Gate, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 42.1% (±12.3 points)
Since before 2000: 16.9%

When households in Vails Gate moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Vails Gate	Orange County	New York	United States
2023 or later	9.1% (±6.3 points)	3.9%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	33.0% (±10.6 points)	17.2%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.6% (±9.4 points)	37.2%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	10.4% (±4.8 points)	20.2%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	3.4% (±2.7 points)	9.5%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.5% (±7.5 points)	12.0%	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 Vails Gate, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Orange County (21.1%).

It is also higher than in New York (20.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Vails Gate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vails Gate
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Vails Gate	—	42.1% (±12.3 points)	—
New Windsor (community)	1.3 mi	19.3% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Firthcliffe	1.6 mi	21.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	2.6 mi	14.7% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Town of Cornwall	3.1 mi	19.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Newburgh	3.5 mi	23.0% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Beaver Dam Lake	4.0 mi	19.6% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Balmville	5.0 mi	21.2% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Beacon	5.5 mi	25.9% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Windsor (community), NY (19.3%), Firthcliffe, NY (21.7%), Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (14.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	West Point	54.3% (±10.2 points)
2	Vails Gate	42.1% (±12.3 points)
3	Pine Bush	40.6% (±15.5 points)
4	Walton Park	27.6% (±11.1 points)
5	Scotchtown	26.4% (±6.0 points)
6	Mountain Lodge Park	25.2% (±24.4 points)
7	Firthcliffe	21.7% (±7.7 points)
8	Balmville	21.2% (±10.0 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Vails Gate is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of New Windsor, whose figures include it.

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 Vails Gate

How often do people move in Vails Gate?

42.1% of households in Vails Gate, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Vails Gate have?

16.9% of households in Vails Gate have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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