People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Johnson 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 Johnson County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Johnson 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 Johnson County.

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#10. DeKalb County, GA

- View share: 1.6%
- Views to own county: 3.2%
- Views within own state: 15.4%
- Views to other states: 81.4%

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#9. St. Clair County, IL

- View share: 1.6%
- Views to own county: 38.7%
- Views within own state: 22.3%
- Views to other states: 39.0%

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#8. Will County, IL

- View share: 1.9%
- Views to own county: 29.8%
- Views within own state: 30.3%
- Views to other states: 39.9%

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#7. Madison County, IL

- View share: 2.4%
- Views to own county: 49.2%
- Views within own state: 16.9%
- Views to other states: 34.0%

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#5. Loudoun County, VA

- View share: 3.3%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%

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#4. St. Louis, MO

- View share: 3.5%
- Views to own county: 12.8%
- Views within own state: 53.4%
- Views to other states: 33.8%

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#3. Williamson County, IL

- View share: 6.8%
- Views to own county: 34.1%
- Views within own state: 34.2%
- Views to other states: 31.8%

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#2. St. Louis County, MO

- View share: 7.1%
- Views to own county: 33.9%
- Views within own state: 32.8%
- Views to other states: 33.3%