Are Californians and East Coast residents eyeing a move to your metro area?

The number of homes on the market is well below pre-pandemic levels nationwide, and that scarcity is keeping home prices elevated even as sales have slowed in the past year.

As Americans navigate an ever-complicated market, online house hunting has become an essential part of the process. A 2021 National Association of Realtors report showed 97% of homebuyers used online websites when searching for a home in the United States.

Stacker compiled statistics about people in cities looking to buy homes in Birmingham using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Birmingham from each respective metro. Cross-market demand statistics are as of Q4 2022.

Continue reading to see who is looking to move into your neck of the woods.

10. Tuscaloosa

– View share: 1.6%

– Views to own market: 54.1%

– Views to other markets within own state: 24.4%

– Views to markets within other states: 21.5%

9. Dallas

– View share: 1.9%

– Views to own market: 44.8%

– Views to other markets within own state: 23.9%

– Views to markets within other states: 31.3%

8. Sacramento

– View share: 1.9%

– Views to own market: 21.2%

– Views to other markets within own state: 27.7%

– Views to markets within other states: 51.0%

7. Montgomery

– View share: 1.9%

– Views to own market: 44.9%

– Views to other markets within own state: 25.6%

– Views to markets within other states: 29.5%

6. Washington, D.C.

– View share: 3.5%

– Views to own market: 14.3%

– Views to other markets within own state: 5.6%

– Views to markets within other states: 80.0%

5. Boston

– View share: 3.6%

– Views to own market: 37.8%

– Views to other markets within own state: 12.8%

– Views to markets within other states: 49.3%

4. Nashville

– View share: 4.3%

– Views to own market: 35.8%

– Views to other markets within own state: 19.9%

– Views to markets within other states: 44.3%

3. New York City

– View share: 6.2%

– Views to own market: 22.5%

– Views to other markets within own state: 6.6%

– Views to markets within other states: 70.9%

2. Atlanta

– View share: 10.7%

– Views to own market: 25.5%

– Views to other markets within own state: 9.3%

– Views to markets within other states: 65.2%

1. Chicago

– View share: 30.9%

– Views to own market: 23.5%

– Views to other markets within own state: 5.7%

– Views to markets within other states: 70.7%