How long do people stay in their homes in Stuarts Draft, VA?

Name: How long people stay in Stuarts Draft, VA, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±4.8 points) of households in Stuarts Draft, VA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.3% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.5% (±4.8 points)
Since before 2000: 30.3%

When households in Stuarts Draft moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Stuarts Draft	Augusta County	Virginia	United States
2023 or later	1.1% (±1.2 points)	2.3%	4.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.4% (±4.6 points)	14.5%	21.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	41.6% (±5.1 points)	35.9%	38.5%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	11.6% (±3.4 points)	18.4%	16.6%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	14.0% (±3.3 points)	13.7%	9.5%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	16.3% (±4.2 points)	15.3%	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 Stuarts Draft, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Augusta County (16.8%).

It is also lower than in Virginia (25.7%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Stuarts Draft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stuarts Draft
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Stuarts Draft	—	16.5% (±4.8 points)	—
Lyndhurst	4.6 mi	12.1% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fishersville	6.3 mi	26.8% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Greenville	6.6 mi	0.0% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Jolivue	6.6 mi	17.4% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Waynesboro	8.0 mi	27.6% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Staunton	9.7 mi	28.9% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Nellysford	10 mi	26.4% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dooms	12 mi	18.0% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greenville, VA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fishersville, VA (26.8%), Waynesboro, VA (27.6%), Staunton, VA (28.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Fishersville	26.8% (±6.2 points)
2	Craigsville	26.4% (±13.1 points)
3	Harriston	24.4% (±17.2 points)
4	Verona	18.4% (±7.6 points)
5	Dooms	18.0% (±18.0 points)
6	Jolivue	17.4% (±14.5 points)
7	Stuarts Draft	16.5% (±4.8 points)
8	Weyers Cave	14.4% (±8.8 points)
9	Lyndhurst	12.1% (±10.7 points)
10	Crimora	9.7% (±11.8 points)
11	Greenville	0.0% (±15.4 points)

Stuarts Draft 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 Stuarts Draft

How often do people move in Stuarts Draft?

16.5% of households in Stuarts Draft, VA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Stuarts Draft have?

30.3% of households in Stuarts Draft have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Stuarts Draft 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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