People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Ocean County, NJ

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

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#10. Camden County, NJ

- View share: 2.5%
- Views to own county: 24.7%
- Views within own state: 35.3%
- Views to other states: 40.0%

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#9. Burlington County, NJ

- View share: 2.7%
- Views to own county: 29.1%
- Views within own state: 26.6%
- Views to other states: 44.3%

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#8. Union County, NJ

- View share: 3.3%
- Views to own county: 18.5%
- Views within own state: 48.4%
- Views to other states: 33.0%

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#7. Bergen County, NJ

- View share: 3.6%
- Views to own county: 29.8%
- Views within own state: 30.2%
- Views to other states: 40.0%

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#5. Middlesex County, NJ

- View share: 4.0%
- Views to own county: 25.3%
- Views within own state: 41.7%
- Views to other states: 33.0%

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#4. Essex County, NJ

- View share: 4.9%
- Views to own county: 14.8%
- Views within own state: 48.5%
- Views to other states: 36.6%

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#3. Philadelphia County, PA

- View share: 5.4%
- Views to own county: 10.9%
- Views within own state: 39.3%
- Views to other states: 49.8%

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#2. Monmouth County, NJ

- View share: 7.7%
- Views to own county: 39.6%
- Views within own state: 23.7%
- Views to other states: 36.8%