How long do people stay in their homes in Fairfield Township (Highland County), OH?

Name: How long people stay in Fairfield Township (Highland County), OH, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±8.5 points) of households in Fairfield Township (Highland County), OH moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 21.4% (±8.5 points)
Since before 2000: 10.1%

When households in Fairfield Township (Highland County) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Fairfield Township (Highland County)	Highland County	Ohio	United States
2023 or later	1.7% (±1.8 points)	2.7%	4.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	19.7% (±8.3 points)	16.4%	18.7%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	54.0% (±9.3 points)	38.7%	38.6%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	14.6% (±5.4 points)	17.5%	16.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	6.0% (±3.4 points)	12.2%	10.4%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	4.1% (±2.4 points)	12.6%	11.7%	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 Fairfield Township (Highland County), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Highland County (19.1%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (22.8%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Fairfield Township (Highland County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfield Township (Highland County)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Fairfield Township (Highland County)	—	21.4% (±8.5 points)	—
Leesburg	0.3 mi	31.0% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Highland	2.4 mi	17.3% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Penn Township (Highland County)	4.0 mi	11.0% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Green Township (Fayette County)	5.2 mi	7.6% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Clinton County)	6.8 mi	34.3% (±32.9 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Highland County)	7.2 mi	21.8% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
New Vienna	7.4 mi	18.0% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Perry Township (Fayette County)	8.2 mi	14.6% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
3	Greenfield	28.3% (±7.9 points)
4	Hillsboro	26.6% (±6.4 points)
5	Paint Township (Highland County)	23.8% (±7.5 points)
6	Liberty Township (Highland County)	23.5% (±5.1 points)
7	Hamer Township	22.7% (±22.3 points)
8	Madison Township (Highland County)	21.8% (±6.0 points)
9	Fairfield Township (Highland County)	21.4% (±8.5 points)
10	Dodson Township	21.3% (±8.6 points)
11	New Market Township	20.6% (±11.5 points)
12	Washington Township (Highland County)	19.9% (±12.1 points)
13	Sinking Spring	19.8% (±23.2 points)
14	Marshall Township	18.7% (±15.2 points)
15	Union Township (Highland County)	17.4% (±16.8 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Highland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Fairfield Township (Highland County)

How often do people move in Fairfield Township (Highland County)?

21.4% of households in Fairfield Township (Highland County), OH moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Fairfield Township (Highland County) have?

10.1% of households in Fairfield Township (Highland County) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairfield township, Highland County, Ohio

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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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