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

Name: How long people stay in Sterling, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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23.0% (±3.6 points) of households in Sterling, VA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

15.5% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 23.0% (±3.6 points)
Since before 2000: 15.5%

When households in Sterling moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Sterling	Loudoun County	Virginia	United States
2023 or later	4.4% (±1.8 points)	3.7%	4.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	18.6% (±3.1 points)	20.7%	21.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	42.2% (±4.2 points)	48.2%	38.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	19.3% (±3.0 points)	19.1%	16.6%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	7.6% (±2.1 points)	5.8%	9.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	7.9% (±2.5 points)	2.5%	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 Sterling, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Loudoun County (24.4%).

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

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Sterling

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sterling
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Sterling	—	23.0% (±3.6 points)	—
Dulles Town Center	1.4 mi	59.9% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Oak Grove	1.6 mi	21.4% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dranesville	2.0 mi	16.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Herndon	2.6 mi	26.4% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sugarland Run	2.8 mi	20.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hutchison	2.9 mi	35.5% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Kincora	2.9 mi	63.2% (±17.8 points)	Higher
Cascades	3.1 mi	23.9% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dranesville, VA (16.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dulles Town Center, VA (59.9%), Hutchison, VA (35.5%), Kincora, VA (63.2%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
11	Ashburn	25.6% (±2.5 points)
12	Countryside	25.4% (±5.2 points)
13	Stone Ridge	25.3% (±6.4 points)
14	Leesburg	24.9% (±2.7 points)
15	Cascades	23.9% (±4.6 points)
16	Broadlands	23.6% (±4.5 points)
17	Sterling	23.0% (±3.6 points)
18	South Riding	22.7% (±3.2 points)
19	Middleburg	21.6% (±7.4 points)
20	Belmont	21.5% (±4.8 points)
21 (tie)	Oak Grove	21.4% (±10.8 points)
21 (tie)	Purcellville	21.4% (±5.8 points)
23	Sugarland Run	20.6% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Loudoun County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Sterling

How often do people move in Sterling?

23.0% of households in Sterling, VA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Sterling have?

15.5% of households in Sterling have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

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

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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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