How long do people stay in their homes in Newport East, RI?

Name: How long people stay in Newport East, RI, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±4.3 points) of households in Newport East, RI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 26.8% (±4.3 points)
Since before 2000: 21.1%

When households in Newport East moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Newport East	Newport County	Rhode Island	United States
2023 or later	6.0% (±2.3 points)	4.0%	4.0%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	20.8% (±3.6 points)	18.7%	18.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	41.2% (±5.1 points)	38.1%	40.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	10.8% (±3.1 points)	15.1%	15.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.5% (±3.1 points)	11.7%	10.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.6% (±1.9 points)	12.4%	11.8%	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 Newport East, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Newport County (22.7%).

It is also higher than in Rhode Island (22.0%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Newport East

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Newport East
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Newport East	—	26.8% (±4.3 points)	—
Melville	3.1 mi	55.9% (±18.9 points)	Higher
Newport	3.2 mi	29.5% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jamestown	4.4 mi	16.9% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Portsmouth	5.3 mi	21.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Little Compton	6.3 mi	8.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Tiverton	8.3 mi	15.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
North Kingstown	9.3 mi	18.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Tiverton (community)	11 mi	17.3% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jamestown, RI (16.9%), Little Compton, RI (8.6%), Tiverton, RI (15.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Melville, RI (55.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Melville	55.9% (±18.9 points)
2	Newport East	26.8% (±4.3 points)
3	Tiverton (community)	17.3% (±5.6 points)

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

It lies inside Middletown, 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 Newport East

How often do people move in Newport East?

26.8% of households in Newport East, RI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Newport East have?

21.1% of households in Newport East have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Newport East CDP, Rhode Island

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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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