How long do people stay in their homes in Mountain Top, PA?

Name: How long people stay in Mountain Top, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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12.3% (±4.1 points) of households in Mountain Top, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.6% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 12.3% (±4.1 points)
Since before 2000: 21.6%

When households in Mountain Top moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Mountain Top	Luzerne County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	1.7% (±1.2 points)	3.5%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	10.6% (±3.9 points)	15.6%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	40.5% (±6.0 points)	35.4%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	25.6% (±4.5 points)	16.8%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	9.2% (±2.7 points)	9.8%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	12.4% (±3.0 points)	18.8%	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 Mountain Top, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Luzerne County (19.1%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (20.2%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Mountain Top

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Top
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Mountain Top	—	12.3% (±4.1 points)	—
Wright Township	0.9 mi	13.5% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Rice Township	1.9 mi	17.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Nuangola	4.1 mi	14.4% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar Notch	4.3 mi	16.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Warrior Run	4.4 mi	24.4% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dennison Township	4.4 mi	12.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hanover Township (Luzerne County)	4.9 mi	19.8% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Dorrance Township	5.0 mi	7.6% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hanover Township (Luzerne County), PA (19.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
6	Plains	17.8% (±6.2 points)
7	Upper Exeter	17.3% (±12.2 points)
8	Glen Lyon	16.7% (±10.8 points)
9	Beech Mountain Lakes	15.4% (±11.0 points)
10	Browntown	13.6% (±9.5 points)
11	Hudson	13.1% (±14.3 points)
12	Mountain Top	12.3% (±4.1 points)
13	Chase	9.2% (±8.1 points)
14	East Berwick	8.7% (±5.6 points)
15	Shavertown	6.4% (±6.2 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Luzerne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Fairview Township (Luzerne County), 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 Mountain Top

How often do people move in Mountain Top?

12.3% of households in Mountain Top, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Mountain Top have?

21.6% of households in Mountain Top have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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