People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Lee County, AL

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

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#10. Montgomery County, AL

- View share: 2.5%
- Views to own county: 31.4%
- Views within own state: 39.6%
- Views to other states: 29.0%

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#9. Tallapoosa County, AL

- View share: 3.0%
- Views to own county: 24.5%
- Views within own state: 52.8%
- Views to other states: 22.7%

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#8. DeKalb County, GA

- View share: 3.3%
- Views to own county: 3.2%
- Views within own state: 15.4%
- Views to other states: 81.4%

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#7. Suffolk County, MA

- View share: 3.3%
- Views to own county: 3.7%
- Views within own state: 31.3%
- Views to other states: 65.0%

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#5. Russell County, AL

- View share: 3.7%
- Views to own county: 18.2%
- Views within own state: 31.5%
- Views to other states: 50.3%

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#4. Jefferson County, AL

- View share: 4.2%
- Views to own county: 36.8%
- Views within own state: 37.8%
- Views to other states: 25.4%

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#3. Fulton County, GA

- View share: 5.3%
- Views to own county: 5.9%
- Views within own state: 23.7%
- Views to other states: 70.4%

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#2. New York County, NY

- View share: 6.8%
- Views to own county: 0.4%
- Views within own state: 9.9%
- Views to other states: 89.7%