How long do people stay in their homes in Dover Township, PA?

Name: How long people stay in Dover Township, PA, 2020–2024
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18.6% (±4.2 points) of households in Dover Township, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 18.6% (±4.2 points)
Since before 2000: 28.7%

When households in Dover Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Dover Township	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	4.0% (±1.8 points)	3.3%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.6% (±3.8 points)	15.5%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.7% (±4.5 points)	37.2%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.9% (±3.1 points)	19.0%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	12.5% (±3.1 points)	11.8%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	16.2% (±3.4 points)	13.1%	14.9%	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 Dover Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from York County (18.8%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (20.2%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Dover Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dover Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Dover Township	—	18.6% (±4.2 points)	—
Dover	1.3 mi	18.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shiloh	4.7 mi	19.2% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wellsville	5.0 mi	19.8% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Warrington Township (York County)	5.4 mi	10.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower
West Manchester Township	5.7 mi	19.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Conewago Township (York County)	5.9 mi	20.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (York County)	6.0 mi	10.0% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Manchester Township (York County)	6.1 mi	13.2% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warrington Township (York County), PA (10.6%), Washington Township (York County), PA (10.0%), Manchester Township (York County), PA (13.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
22	Wellsville	19.8% (±12.5 points)
23	West York	19.7% (±8.6 points)
24	West Manchester Township	19.1% (±4.2 points)
25	Railroad	18.8% (±12.5 points)
26 (tie)	Yorkana	18.7% (±12.1 points)
26 (tie)	Spring Garden Township	18.7% (±3.9 points)
28	Dover Township	18.6% (±4.2 points)
29	West Manheim Township	18.3% (±5.6 points)
30	Dover	18.1% (±6.6 points)
31 (tie)	Jackson Township (York County)	17.9% (±5.0 points)
31 (tie)	North Codorus Township	17.9% (±4.2 points)
33	Mount Wolf	17.6% (±10.6 points)
34	Franklin Township (York County)	16.9% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Dover Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Weigelstown.

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 Dover Township

How often do people move in Dover Township?

18.6% of households in Dover Township, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Dover Township have?

28.7% of households in Dover Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dover township, York County, Pennsylvania

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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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