#10. Tolland County, CT
- View share: 1.2%
- Views to own county: 22.4%
- Views within own state: 35.3%
- Views to other states: 42.3%

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 Hampden County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Hampden 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 Hampden County.
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- View share: 1.2%
- Views to own county: 22.4%
- Views within own state: 35.3%
- Views to other states: 42.3%
- View share: 1.7%
- Views to own county: 35.8%
- Views within own state: 28.6%
- Views to other states: 35.6%
- View share: 3.3%
- Views to own county: 38.8%
- Views within own state: 19.3%
- Views to other states: 41.9%
- View share: 3.9%
- Views to own county: 25.6%
- Views within own state: 27.5%
- Views to other states: 46.9%
- View share: 4.1%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%
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- View share: 4.6%
- Views to own county: 30.8%
- Views within own state: 13.2%
- Views to other states: 55.9%
- View share: 5.8%
- Views to own county: 23.3%
- Views within own state: 37.4%
- Views to other states: 39.2%
- View share: 6.7%
- Views to own county: 39.3%
- Views within own state: 23.5%
- Views to other states: 37.2%
- View share: 12.5%
- Views to own county: 3.7%
- Views within own state: 31.3%
- Views to other states: 65.0%
- View share: 25.6%
- Views to own county: 0.4%
- Views within own state: 9.9%
- Views to other states: 89.7%
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