How long do people stay in their homes in Valley Cottage, NY?

Name: How long people stay in Valley Cottage, NY, 2020–2024
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19.1% (±6.3 points) of households in Valley Cottage, NY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 19.1% (±6.3 points)
Since before 2000: 28.5%

When households in Valley Cottage moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Valley Cottage	Rockland County	New York	United States
2023 or later	3.7% (±2.3 points)	3.2%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.4% (±5.9 points)	14.4%	16.9%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	30.2% (±8.0 points)	35.8%	36.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	22.2% (±6.4 points)	19.3%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	10.3% (±4.3 points)	12.6%	11.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	18.2% (±5.6 points)	14.7%	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 Valley Cottage, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Rockland County (17.6%).

It is not measurably different from New York (20.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Valley Cottage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Cottage
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Valley Cottage	—	19.1% (±6.3 points)	—
Village of Upper Nyack	1.7 mi	12.6% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bardonia	1.9 mi	8.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
West Nyack	2.1 mi	2.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Nyack	2.1 mi	39.4% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Congers	2.3 mi	10.5% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Blauvelt	3.3 mi	13.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
New City	3.5 mi	13.5% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Grand View-on-Hudson	3.8 mi	28.7% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bardonia, NY (8.4%), West Nyack, NY (2.5%), Congers, NY (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Nyack, NY (39.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Monsey	22.1% (±5.3 points)
2	Mount Ivy	21.8% (±7.2 points)
3	Valley Cottage	19.1% (±6.3 points)
4	Nanuet	17.8% (±3.6 points)
5	Thiells	16.4% (±6.9 points)
6	Pearl River	14.2% (±3.4 points)
7	Stony Point (community)	13.6% (±3.4 points)
8	New City	13.5% (±3.0 points)
9	Orangeburg	13.4% (±6.0 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Rockland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Valley Cottage 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 Clarkstown, 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 Valley Cottage

How often do people move in Valley Cottage?

19.1% of households in Valley Cottage, NY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Valley Cottage have?

28.5% of households in Valley Cottage have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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