#10. Kings County, NY
- View share: 1.7%
- Views to own county: 8.5%
- Views within own state: 37.8%
- Views to other states: 53.7%

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 Tompkins County using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Tompkins 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 Tompkins County.
- View share: 1.7%
- Views to own county: 8.5%
- Views within own state: 37.8%
- Views to other states: 53.7%
- View share: 1.7%
- Views to own county: 24.1%
- Views within own state: 50.6%
- Views to other states: 25.3%
- View share: 1.8%
- Views to own county: 45.3%
- Views within own state: 27.6%
- Views to other states: 27.1%
- View share: 1.9%
- Views to own county: 20.2%
- Views within own state: 37.4%
- Views to other states: 42.4%
- View share: 2.0%
- Views to own county: 9.9%
- Views within own state: 12.0%
- Views to other states: 78.0%
- View share: 2.1%
- Views to own county: 40.9%
- Views within own state: 33.1%
- Views to other states: 26.0%
- View share: 2.3%
- Views to own county: 51.1%
- Views within own state: 21.2%
- Views to other states: 27.7%
- View share: 2.8%
- Views to own county: 46.4%
- Views within own state: 30.4%
- Views to other states: 23.2%
- View share: 3.0%
- Views to own county: 33.4%
- Views within own state: 41.5%
- Views to other states: 25.1%
- View share: 24.6%
- Views to own county: 0.4%
- Views within own state: 9.9%
- Views to other states: 89.7%