How long do people stay in their homes in Staunton, VA?

28.9% (±3.5 points) of households in Staunton, VA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

20.8% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on .

Moved in 2020 or later
28.9% (±3.5 points)
Since before 2000
20.8%

When households in Staunton moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved inStauntonStaunton cityVirginiaUnited States
2023 or later4.5% (±1.6 points)4.5%4.7%4.6%
2020 to 202224.4% (±3.1 points)24.4%21.0%20.2%
2010 to 201936.1% (±3.3 points)36.1%38.5%39.6%
2000 to 200914.2% (±2.3 points)14.2%16.6%16.4%
1990 to 19999.7% (±2.3 points)9.7%9.5%9.6%
1989 or earlier11.1% (±2.2 points)11.1%9.6%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 Staunton, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Staunton city (28.9%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (25.7%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Staunton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Staunton
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that moved in since 2020Compared with this place
Staunton—28.9% (±3.5 points)—
Jolivue3.3 mi17.4% (±14.5 points)Not measurably different
Verona3.8 mi18.4% (±7.6 points)Lower
Fishersville5.6 mi26.8% (±6.2 points)Not measurably different
Stuarts Draft9.7 mi16.5% (±4.8 points)Lower
Waynesboro11 mi27.6% (±4.0 points)Not measurably different
Lyndhurst11 mi12.1% (±10.7 points)Lower
Weyers Cave12 mi14.4% (±8.8 points)Lower
Greenville12 mi0.0% (±15.4 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Verona, VA (18.4%), Stuarts Draft, VA (16.5%), Lyndhurst, VA (12.1%).

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

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 Staunton

How often do people move in Staunton?

28.9% of households in Staunton, VA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Staunton have?

20.8% of households in Staunton have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Staunton city, Virginia (place:75216, in state:51).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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