How long do people stay in their homes in Fairview Township (Erie County), PA?

Name: How long people stay in Fairview Township (Erie County), PA, 2020–2024
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16.2% (±4.6 points) of households in Fairview Township (Erie County), 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: 16.2% (±4.6 points)
Since before 2000: 28.7%

When households in Fairview Township (Erie County) moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Fairview Township (Erie County)	Erie County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	2.0% (±1.8 points)	4.0%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.2% (±4.2 points)	17.3%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	37.6% (±6.0 points)	35.2%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	17.5% (±3.6 points)	17.9%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.3% (±4.2 points)	11.3%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	15.4% (±3.7 points)	14.4%	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 Fairview Township (Erie County), the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Erie County (21.3%).

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 Fairview Township (Erie County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairview Township (Erie County)
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Fairview Township (Erie County)	—	16.2% (±4.6 points)	—
Girard	4.5 mi	16.9% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
McKean	5.3 mi	31.3% (±13.8 points)	Higher
Girard Township (Erie County)	5.4 mi	7.3% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Lake City	5.7 mi	15.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
McKean Township	5.9 mi	12.7% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Erie County)	6.9 mi	6.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Platea	7.1 mi	9.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Millcreek Township (Erie County)	7.3 mi	24.1% (±2.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Girard Township (Erie County), PA (7.3%), Franklin Township (Erie County), PA (6.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McKean, PA (31.3%), Millcreek Township (Erie County), PA (24.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
10	Wesleyville	20.2% (±7.7 points)
11	Cranesville	19.9% (±8.9 points)
12	Union City	18.5% (±6.8 points)
13	Wayne Township (Erie County)	17.2% (±9.2 points)
14	Girard	16.9% (±10.0 points)
15	Albion	16.3% (±7.1 points)
16	Fairview Township (Erie County)	16.2% (±4.6 points)
17	Mill Village	15.1% (±22.9 points)
18 (tie)	Lake City	15.0% (±6.7 points)
18 (tie)	Concord Township (Erie County)	15.0% (±6.3 points)
20	North East	14.7% (±6.4 points)
21 (tie)	Greene Township (Erie County)	14.3% (±4.1 points)
21 (tie)	Washington Township (Erie County)	14.3% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Fairview Township (Erie County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Avonia, Fairview (community).

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 Fairview Township (Erie County)

How often do people move in Fairview Township (Erie County)?

16.2% of households in Fairview Township (Erie County), PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Fairview Township (Erie County) have?

28.7% of households in Fairview Township (Erie County) have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairview township, Erie 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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