#10. Kern County, CA
- View share: 1.0%
- Views to own county: 52.5%
- Views within own state: 16.2%
- Views to other states: 31.3%

The pandemic sent Americans running for the suburbs. They sought out more space for work and personal life, less congestion and exposure to the Covid-19 virus, and lower costs of living.
A study from the nonpartisan Brookings Institute which looked at 56 major metro areas found that populous, urban counties saw their populations shrink considerably from 2020-2021.
And data tells us many of those Americans began their move with online search tools – including through video tours of new homes and rental units which became commonplace over the last several years. A 2022 report done by the National Association of Realtors showed 96% of homebuyers used online tools when searching for a home in the United States.
Stacker compiled statistics about people in counties looking to buy homes in Kings County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Kings County from each respective municipality. Cross-market demand statistics are as of Q4 2022.
Continue reading to see where folks are searching from recently as they look to move to Kings County.
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- View share: 1.0%
- Views to own county: 52.5%
- Views within own state: 16.2%
- Views to other states: 31.3%
- View share: 1.2%
- Views to own county: 35.0%
- Views within own state: 35.2%
- Views to other states: 29.8%
- View share: 1.4%
- Views to own county: 32.8%
- Views within own state: 40.9%
- Views to other states: 26.3%
- View share: 2.4%
- Views to own county: 3.5%
- Views within own state: 18.5%
- Views to other states: 78.0%
- View share: 7.2%
- Views to own county: 51.1%
- Views within own state: 25.1%
- Views to other states: 23.8%
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- View share: 8.1%
- Views to own county: 49.5%
- Views within own state: 26.3%
- Views to other states: 24.2%
- View share: 8.8%
- Views to own county: 16.2%
- Views within own state: 54.6%
- Views to other states: 29.2%
- View share: 9.8%
- Views to own county: 26.8%
- Views within own state: 42.0%
- Views to other states: 31.2%
- View share: 12.6%
- Views to own county: 9.7%
- Views within own state: 52.5%
- Views to other states: 37.9%
- View share: 27.9%
- Views to own county: 20.2%
- Views within own state: 37.4%
- Views to other states: 42.4%
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