People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Howard County, MD

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

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#10. Carroll County, MD

- View share: 1.9%
- Views to own county: 25.7%
- Views within own state: 24.6%
- Views to other states: 49.7%

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#9. Fairfax County, VA

- View share: 1.9%
- Views to own county: 19.5%
- Views within own state: 25.9%
- Views to other states: 54.6%

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#8. Baltimore, MD

- View share: 5.4%
- Views to own county: 14.2%
- Views within own state: 33.7%
- Views to other states: 52.1%

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#7. Anne Arundel County, MD

- View share: 6.3%
- Views to own county: 29.2%
- Views within own state: 24.5%
- Views to other states: 46.3%

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#5. Prince George's County, MD

- View share: 7.2%
- Views to own county: 25.0%
- Views within own state: 28.3%
- Views to other states: 46.7%

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#4. Baltimore County, MD

- View share: 7.5%
- Views to own county: 30.1%
- Views within own state: 30.1%
- Views to other states: 39.8%

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#3. Loudoun County, VA

- View share: 7.7%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%

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#2. District of Columbia

- View share: 9.7%
- Views to own county: 5.2%
- Views to other states: 94.8%