{"id":84191,"date":"2026-03-03T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=84191"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:55:37","slug":"homeowner-tenure-12-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years."},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005. Then it declined marginally for four years before ticking up in 2025.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>People hanging onto their houses can be an obstacle for first-time homebuyers because it limits inventory and pushes up prices.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>Tenure is longest in California, largely because state tax laws incentivize homeowners to stay put. In Los Angeles, the typical homeowner hangs onto their house for 20 years, followed by San Jose, where it\u2019s nearly 19 years.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>Tenure is shortest in relatively affordable metros, led by Louisville and Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The typical U.S. homeowner stays put in their house for 12 years, the longest median tenure since 2022.<\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-yeSIx\" style=\"min-height: 427px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/yeSIx\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-yeSIx\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/yeSIx\/full.png\" alt=\"The Typical Homeowner Stays Put For 12 Years (Column Chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This data is from a Redfin analysis of median homeowner tenure by year in the U.S. as of 2025, using historical county records. The data in this report goes back through 2005. Tenure for 2025 is defined as the number of years between the most recent sale date of a home and December 1, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, then gradually declined each year until 2024. The declines were driven by the pandemic-driven homebuying and selling frenzy, when record-low mortgage rates and remote work motivated many Americans to move. Tenure inched up from 11.8 years in 2024 to 12 years in 2025 as home sales slowed due to high housing costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, homeowners are holding onto their houses for nearly twice as long as they were in the early aughts. In 2005, for instance, the typical homeowner stayed put for 6.5 years before selling. Over the next decade-plus, people stayed in their homes longer as the American population grew older. Baby boomers and Gen Xers became increasingly likely to age in place because they\u2019re financially incentivized to stay put\u2013many older people own their homes free and clear, and those who do have a mortgage likely have a much smaller payment than a homebuyer would today. Older people also typically have less reason than younger people to relocate; for instance, they\u2019re not as likely to move for a new job or grow their families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeowners hanging onto their houses for a long time can be an obstacle for first-time homebuyers. A 2024 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/empty-nesters-own-large-homes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that empty-nest baby boomers own 28% of America\u2019s three-bedroom-plus homes, twice as many as millennials with kids. While it\u2019s understandable that older Americans want to hold onto their low housing payments\u2013or no housing payment\u2013the flip side is that it depletes inventory of starter homes and pushes home prices higher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHigh mortgage rates and home prices perpetuate a cycle that locks up housing inventory,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/chen-zhao\/\">Chen Zhao<\/a>, Redfin\u2019s head of economics research. \u201cIt can keep existing homeowners in place and financially discourage them from moving to a different home or a different neighborhood, which drives prices up even higher for first-timers trying to break into the market. But there is good news: Homebuying affordability <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homebuying-affordability-improving-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has improved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as mortgage rates have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/purchasing-power-up-mortgage-rates-down\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come down<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dropping <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">below 6%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the first time in over three years last week. And home-price growth has lost steam, and we expect it to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-predictions-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improve more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That should push more Americans to move.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>California Homeowners Stay Put Longest, Led By Los Angeles<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11203\/CA\/Los-Angeles\">Los Angeles<\/a> homeowners typically hang onto their homes for 20 years\u2013the longest span in the nation. Los Angeles is also the metro with the biggest annual uptick in tenure: 20 years in 2025, up from 19.4 years in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s followed by another major California metro, San Jose, where homeowners stay put for an average of 18.7 years. Homeowners in San Francisco (16.5 years), San Diego (14.5 years) and Riverside (12.4 years) also hang onto their homes longer than the national average.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California\u2019s tax laws incentivize homeowners to stay in their homes for a long time. Proposition 13, which was adopted in 1978, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/digest\/apr05\/lock-effect-californias-proposition-13?page=1&amp;perPage=50\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">locks owners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into low property taxes, discouraging them from moving and taking on a higher tax rate. Lifelong low property taxes keep bills low for homeowners, but they can limit the supply of homes for sale and push up prices, making it tougher for first-timers to break into the market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been tax amendments in recent years, like Proposition 19, designed to incentivize longtime homeowners to move. But their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/advocates-push-to-amend-prop-19-aim-to-shield-homeowners-from-property-tax-hikes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impact has been limited<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Relatively Affordable Metros, Vacation Destinations Have the Quickest Home Turnover<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeowner tenure is shortest in Louisville, KY, where the typical owner spends 8.3 years in their house before selling. It\u2019s followed by Las Vegas (8.8 years), Charlotte, NC (9.2 years), Orlando, FL (9.2 years) and Raleigh, NC (9.3 years).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenure is shortest in those places partly because homes are affordable compared to many other parts of the U.S. When home prices are lower, it\u2019s typically easier for homeowners to sell and move on because they\u2019re not taking on an ultra-high mortgage payment on their next house. Another reason why tenure is relatively short in Las Vegas and Orlando: They\u2019re vacation destinations, which means people may move in and out for short-term employment opportunities. Investors are also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/investor-home-purchases-q3-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pulling back<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Las Vegas and Orlando, which means some of them are selling homes and contributing to turnover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tenure Rose in Most U.S. Metros From 2024 to 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeowner tenure increased in 28 of the 41 metros in this analysis from 2024 to 2025, led by Los Angeles, Denver and Raleigh, NC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It stayed the same in one metro (Richmond, VA), and declined in 12, with the biggest drops in Chicago, Memphis, TN and Baltimore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><b>Metro-Level Summary: Homeowner Tenure<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41 most populous CBSAs in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order from longest median tenure to shortest<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>U.S. metro area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median tenure, 2025 (in years)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median tenure change, 2024 to 2025 (in years)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median tenure change, 2015 to 2025 (in years)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median home-sale price<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median home-sale price, YoY<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$890,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,430,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$230,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providence, RI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$500,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,449,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans, LA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$289,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$285,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memphis, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$288,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$240,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richmond, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$395,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$780,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$395,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Diego, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$899,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hartford, CT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$375,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$355,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington, DC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$571,683<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle, WA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$790,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$302,674<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$195,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverside, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$585,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$269,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portland, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$545,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacramento, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$565,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$550,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma City, OK<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$265,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$340,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Beach, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$365,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$330,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$383,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$569,999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$370,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birmingham, AL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$291,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phoenix, AZ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$469,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$385,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$385,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$460,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raleigh, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$425,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orlando, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$400,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$410,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$445,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisville, KY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$276,250<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005. Then it declined marginally for four years before ticking up in 2025.\u00a0 People hanging onto their houses can be an obstacle for first-time homebuyers because it limits inventory and pushes up prices.\u00a0 Tenure is longest in California, largely because state [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13153,"featured_media":84226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[727,20],"dashboard":[],"coauthors":[124],"class_list":["post-84191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-housing-market-news","tag-homeownership","tag-housing-affordability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years. - Redfin Real Estate News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Redfin Real Estate News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redfin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-03T13:00:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T16:55:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1593\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1122\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dana Anderson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@redfin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@redfin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dana Anderson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dana Anderson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/309385292bf91585d2e0a130b0a2566b\"},\"headline\":\"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years.\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-03T13:00:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T16:55:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1084,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"homeownership\",\"Housing Affordability\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Housing Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years. - Redfin Real Estate News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-03T13:00:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T16:55:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg\",\"width\":1593,\"height\":1122,\"caption\":\"JFennell\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Redfin Real Estate News\",\"description\":\"The latest real estate news and research from technology-powered residential real estate company, Redfin.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Redfin\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/Redfin-News-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/Redfin-News-Logo.png\",\"width\":1100,\"height\":235,\"caption\":\"Redfin\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/redfin\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/redfin\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/redfinrealestate\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/redfin\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/redfin\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Redfin\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/309385292bf91585d2e0a130b0a2566b\",\"name\":\"Dana Anderson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/Dana_Anderson_722_RT-150x150.jpg6a0821cd173d24b4c47bf9d2c09ca097\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/Dana_Anderson_722_RT-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/Dana_Anderson_722_RT-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Dana Anderson\"},\"description\":\"As a data journalist at Redfin, Dana Anderson writes about the numbers behind real estate trends. Redfin is a full-service real estate brokerage that uses modern technology to make clients smarter and faster. For more information about working with a Redfin real estate agent to buy or sell a home, visit our Why Redfin page.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redfin.com/news\\\/author\\\/dana-andersonredfin-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years. - Redfin Real Estate News","description":"Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years.","og_description":"Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/","og_site_name":"Redfin Real Estate News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redfin","article_published_time":"2026-03-03T13:00:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-04T16:55:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1593,"height":1122,"url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dana Anderson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@redfin","twitter_site":"@redfin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dana Anderson","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/"},"author":{"name":"Dana Anderson","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/309385292bf91585d2e0a130b0a2566b"},"headline":"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years.","datePublished":"2026-03-03T13:00:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-04T16:55:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/"},"wordCount":1084,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg","keywords":["homeownership","Housing Affordability"],"articleSection":["Housing Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/","name":"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years. - Redfin Real Estate News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-03T13:00:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-04T16:55:37+00:00","description":"Homeowner tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, roughly doubling the average tenure from 2005.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11409-Ocean-Ridge-Way_San-Diego_CA_Ext_final.jpg","width":1593,"height":1122,"caption":"JFennell"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homeowner-tenure-12-years\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Typical U.S. Homeowner Hangs Onto Their House For 12 Years. In Los Angeles, It\u2019s 20 Years."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/","name":"Redfin Real Estate News","description":"The latest real estate news and research from technology-powered residential real estate company, Redfin.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Redfin","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Redfin-News-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Redfin-News-Logo.png","width":1100,"height":235,"caption":"Redfin"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redfin","https:\/\/x.com\/redfin","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/redfinrealestate\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/redfin","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/redfin\/","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Redfin"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/309385292bf91585d2e0a130b0a2566b","name":"Dana Anderson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dana_Anderson_722_RT-150x150.jpg6a0821cd173d24b4c47bf9d2c09ca097","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dana_Anderson_722_RT-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dana_Anderson_722_RT-150x150.jpg","caption":"Dana Anderson"},"description":"As a data journalist at Redfin, Dana Anderson writes about the numbers behind real estate trends. Redfin is a full-service real estate brokerage that uses modern technology to make clients smarter and faster. For more information about working with a Redfin real estate agent to buy or sell a home, visit our Why Redfin page.","url":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/dana-andersonredfin-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84191"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84243,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84191\/revisions\/84243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84191"},{"taxonomy":"dashboard","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dashboard?post=84191"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=84191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}