How long do people stay in their homes in the Town of South Lancaster, WI?

Name: How long people stay in the Town of South Lancaster, WI, 2020–2024
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16.0% (±7.2 points) of households in the Town of South Lancaster, WI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.0% (±7.2 points)
Since before 2000: 25.7%

When households in the Town of South Lancaster moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of South Lancaster	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
2023 or later	2.6% (±2.1 points)	3.8%	4.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	13.4% (±6.9 points)	17.6%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	26.1% (±10.3 points)	34.6%	38.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	32.1% (±10.9 points)	17.2%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	5.2% (±3.3 points)	12.8%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	20.5% (±6.6 points)	13.9%	11.1%	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 the Town of South Lancaster, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Grant County (21.4%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (23.1%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near the Town of South Lancaster

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of South Lancaster
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of South Lancaster	—	16.0% (±7.2 points)	—
Lancaster	2.7 mi	23.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ellenboro	6.1 mi	8.9% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of North Lancaster	6.6 mi	9.4% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Beetown	6.9 mi	10.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Potosi	7.6 mi	11.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waterloo (Grant County)	7.9 mi	14.9% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Harrison (Grant County)	8.5 mi	18.2% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tennyson	8.5 mi	9.6% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
13	Muscoda	19.1% (±5.9 points)
14	Patch Grove	18.8% (±9.6 points)
15	Town of Harrison (Grant County)	18.2% (±10.6 points)
16	Town of Lima (Grant County)	17.8% (±6.9 points)
17	Town of Woodman	17.2% (±24.4 points)
18	Livingston	16.6% (±6.4 points)
19	Town of South Lancaster	16.0% (±7.2 points)
20	Town of Mount Hope	15.1% (±11.5 points)
21	Town of Waterloo (Grant County)	14.9% (±6.3 points)
22	Town of Muscoda	13.6% (±6.3 points)
23	Blue River	13.1% (±6.6 points)
24	Bloomington	13.0% (±5.4 points)
25	Town of Mount Ida	12.5% (±8.9 points)

Showing 13 of 52 places in Grant County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Town of South Lancaster

How often do people move in the Town of South Lancaster?

16.0% of households in the Town of South Lancaster, WI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does the Town of South Lancaster have?

25.7% of households in the Town of South Lancaster have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — South Lancaster town, Grant County, Wisconsin

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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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