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1 / 10#10. DeKalb County, GA
- View share: 1.5%
- Views to own county: 3.2%
- Views within own state: 15.4%
- Views to other states: 81.4%
People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Lake County, MT
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 Lake County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Lake 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 Lake County.
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2 / 10#9. New York County, NY
- View share: 1.8%
- Views to own county: 0.4%
- Views within own state: 9.9%
- Views to other states: 89.7%
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3 / 10#8. Loudoun County, VA
- View share: 2.2%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%
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4 / 10#7. Cook County, IL
- View share: 2.7%
- Views to own county: 9.9%
- Views within own state: 12.0%
- Views to other states: 78.0%
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5 / 10#6. Flathead County, MT
- View share: 3.8%
- Views to own county: 49.1%
- Views within own state: 14.5%
- Views to other states: 36.4%
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6 / 10#5. Denver County, CO
- View share: 4.1%
- Views to own county: 6.3%
- Views within own state: 35.2%
- Views to other states: 58.6%
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7 / 10#4. Missoula County, MT
- View share: 4.6%
- Views to own county: 39.8%
- Views within own state: 29.0%
- Views to other states: 31.2%
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8 / 10#3. King County, WA
- View share: 4.8%
- Views to own county: 8.5%
- Views within own state: 24.3%
- Views to other states: 67.3%
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9 / 10#2. Los Angeles County, CA
- View share: 5.5%
- Views to own county: 20.2%
- Views within own state: 37.4%
- Views to other states: 42.4%
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10 / 10#1. Maricopa County, AZ
- View share: 10.0%
- Views to own county: 30.7%
- Views within own state: 13.3%
- Views to other states: 55.9%
