People from these counties are looking to buy homes in Wheeler County, NE

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

#10. Hall County, NE

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#10. Hall County, NE

- View share: 2.3%
- Views to own county: 39.3%
- Views within own state: 38.0%
- Views to other states: 22.7%

#9. Bethel Census Area, AK

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#9. Bethel Census Area, AK

- View share: 2.6%
- Views to own borough: 2.9%
- Views within own state: 23.5%
- Views to other states: 73.6%

#8. Maricopa County, AZ

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#8. Maricopa County, AZ

- View share: 2.9%
- Views to own county: 30.7%
- Views within own state: 13.3%
- Views to other states: 55.9%

#7. Sarpy County, NE

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#7. Sarpy County, NE

- View share: 3.6%
- Views to own county: 21.7%
- Views within own state: 29.4%
- Views to other states: 48.9%

#6. Loudoun County, VA

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#6. Loudoun County, VA

- View share: 3.9%
- Views to own county: 1.0%
- Views within own state: 5.4%
- Views to other states: 93.6%

#5. Dallas County, TX

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#5. Dallas County, TX

- View share: 4.1%
- Views to own county: 14.2%
- Views within own state: 50.4%
- Views to other states: 35.4%

#4. Lancaster County, NE

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#4. Lancaster County, NE

- View share: 5.0%
- Views to own county: 48.5%
- Views within own state: 19.6%
- Views to other states: 31.9%

#3. Buffalo County, NE

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#3. Buffalo County, NE

- View share: 5.7%
- Views to own county: 40.3%
- Views within own state: 34.1%
- Views to other states: 25.6%

#2. Douglas County, NE

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#2. Douglas County, NE

- View share: 9.6%
- Views to own county: 30.4%
- Views within own state: 19.1%
- Views to other states: 50.6%

#1. Cook County, IL

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#1. Cook County, IL

- View share: 13.6%
- Views to own county: 9.9%
- Views within own state: 12.0%
- Views to other states: 78.0%