People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Alexander County, IL

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Arina P Habich // Shutterstock

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 Alexander County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Alexander 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 Alexander County.

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#10. Maricopa County, AZ

- View share: 1.2%
- Views to own county: 30.7%
- Views within own state: 13.3%
- Views to other states: 55.9%

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#9. DuPage County, IL

- View share: 1.2%
- Views to own county: 26.6%
- Views within own state: 31.4%
- Views to other states: 42.0%

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#8. Jackson County, IL

- View share: 1.4%
- Views to own county: 27.4%
- Views within own state: 40.6%
- Views to other states: 32.0%

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#7. DeKalb County, GA

- View share: 1.4%
- Views to own county: 3.2%
- Views within own state: 15.4%
- Views to other states: 81.4%

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#5. Cape Girardeau County, MO

- View share: 2.5%
- Views to own county: 48.8%
- Views within own state: 23.6%
- Views to other states: 27.6%

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#4. New York County, NY

- View share: 2.6%
- Views to own county: 0.4%
- Views within own state: 9.9%
- Views to other states: 89.7%

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#3. Loudoun County, VA

- View share: 3.0%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%

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#2. St. Louis County, MO

- View share: 4.3%
- Views to own county: 33.9%
- Views within own state: 32.8%
- Views to other states: 33.3%