People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Clay County, MN

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

#10. Dakota County, MN

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#10. Dakota County, MN

- View share: 1.0%
- Views to own county: 26.9%
- Views within own state: 40.3%
- Views to other states: 32.9%

#9. San Francisco, CA

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#9. San Francisco, CA

- View share: 1.0%
- Views to own county: 3.5%
- Views within own state: 18.5%
- Views to other states: 78.0%

#8. Loudoun County, VA

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#8. Loudoun County, VA

- View share: 1.5%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%

#7. Maricopa County, AZ

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#7. Maricopa County, AZ

- View share: 1.5%
- Views to own county: 30.7%
- Views within own state: 13.3%
- Views to other states: 55.9%

#6. Becker County, MN

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#6. Becker County, MN

- View share: 1.8%
- Views to own county: 34.8%
- Views within own state: 31.6%
- Views to other states: 33.6%

#5. Ramsey County, MN

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#5. Ramsey County, MN

- View share: 1.9%
- Views to own county: 18.7%
- Views within own state: 47.7%
- Views to other states: 33.5%

#4. Otter Tail County, MN

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#4. Otter Tail County, MN

- View share: 2.7%
- Views to own county: 33.3%
- Views within own state: 39.8%
- Views to other states: 26.9%

#3. Hennepin County, MN

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#3. Hennepin County, MN

- View share: 15.3%
- Views to own county: 18.2%
- Views within own state: 39.4%
- Views to other states: 42.4%

#2. Cook County, IL

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#2. Cook County, IL

- View share: 20.4%
- Views to own county: 9.9%
- Views within own state: 12.0%
- Views to other states: 78.0%

#1. Cass County, ND

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#1. Cass County, ND

- View share: 27.1%
- Views to own county: 36.5%
- Views within own state: 8.3%
- Views to other states: 55.2%