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Does this imply that he is still living in the same place, or would you say this in the case that he had just moved out of it after the short time that he had spent there?
This means Tom is still living here, but he hasn't been living here for a long time.
Compare these 2.
https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/6396426
Tom hasn't been living in Boston long.
(Tom is still living in Boston, but he hasn't been in Boston for very long.)
https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/6396425
Tom only lived in Boston for a short time.
(Tom used to live in Boston, but only for a short time.)
How about the second meaning?
http://www.ef.com/english-resou...ct-continuous/
ACTIONS THAT HAVE JUST FINISHED, BUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE RESULTS
She has been cooking since last night (= and the food on the table looks delicious).
It's been raining (= and the streets are still wet).
Someone's been eating my chips (= half of them have gone).
I guess I've finally understood. Thank you.
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Tom hasn't been living here long.
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