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

Name: How long people stay in Upper Pottsgrove Township, PA, 2020–2024
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16.4% (±6.3 points) of households in Upper Pottsgrove Township, PA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.4% (±6.3 points)
Since before 2000: 27.9%

When households in Upper Pottsgrove Township moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Upper Pottsgrove Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
2023 or later	2.0% (±2.2 points)	3.7%	3.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.4% (±5.9 points)	17.2%	16.5%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	25.7% (±9.2 points)	37.4%	36.1%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	30.0% (±12.0 points)	18.4%	17.5%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.1% (±6.9 points)	11.7%	11.3%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	14.8% (±6.5 points)	11.6%	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 Upper Pottsgrove Township, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Montgomery County (20.9%).

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 Upper Pottsgrove Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Pottsgrove Township
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Upper Pottsgrove Township	—	16.4% (±6.3 points)	—
Pottsgrove	1.9 mi	13.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pottstown	2.3 mi	26.4% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Douglass Township (Berks County)	2.5 mi	8.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gilbertsville	3.1 mi	20.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Pottsgrove Township	3.1 mi	21.9% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stowe	3.3 mi	19.1% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sanatoga	3.4 mi	25.1% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Boyertown	3.4 mi	26.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pottstown, PA (26.4%), Sanatoga, PA (25.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
39 (tie)	Douglass Township (Montgomery County)	18.0% (±4.0 points)
39 (tie)	Lower Providence Township	18.0% (±3.4 points)
41	Upper Dublin Township	17.9% (±2.5 points)
42 (tie)	Abington Township	17.6% (±1.7 points)
42 (tie)	Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County)	17.6% (±2.8 points)
44	Lower Gwynedd Township	17.2% (±3.3 points)
45	Upper Pottsgrove Township	16.4% (±6.3 points)
46	Lower Moreland Township	15.6% (±3.0 points)
47 (tie)	Perkiomen Township	15.1% (±4.2 points)
47 (tie)	Upper Gwynedd Township	15.1% (±3.3 points)
49	Springfield Township (Montgomery County)	14.9% (±2.6 points)
50	Upper Salford Township	14.8% (±5.3 points)
51	Franconia Township	14.5% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Upper Pottsgrove Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Halfway House.

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 Upper Pottsgrove Township

How often do people move in Upper Pottsgrove Township?

16.4% of households in Upper Pottsgrove Township, PA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Upper Pottsgrove Township have?

27.9% of households in Upper Pottsgrove Township have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Upper Pottsgrove township, Montgomery 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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