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


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#10. Chicago, IL
– View share: 1.3%
– Views to own market: 23.5%
– Views to other markets within own state: 5.7%
– Views to markets within other states: 70.7%

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#9. Atlanta, GA
– View share: 1.4%
– Views to own market: 25.5%
– Views to other markets within own state: 9.3%
– Views to markets within other states: 65.2%

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#8. Los Angeles, CA
– View share: 1.5%
– Views to own market: 26.2%
– Views to other markets within own state: 31.8%
– Views to markets within other states: 42.0%

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#7. New Haven, CT
– View share: 1.7%
– Views to own market: 35.8%
– Views to other markets within own state: 28.6%
– Views to markets within other states: 35.6%

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#6. Philadelphia, PA
– View share: 1.7%
– Views to own market: 38.4%
– Views to other markets within own state: 13.9%
– Views to markets within other states: 47.7%

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#5. Worcester, MA
– View share: 2.7%
– Views to own market: 39.9%
– Views to other markets within own state: 19.7%
– Views to markets within other states: 40.4%

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#4. Hartford, CT
– View share: 3.7%
– Views to own market: 45.7%
– Views to other markets within own state: 16.4%
– Views to markets within other states: 37.9%

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#3. Washington, D.C.
– View share: 5.0%
– Views to own market: 14.3%
– Views to other markets within own state: 5.6%
– Views to markets within other states: 80.0%

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#2. Boston, MA
– View share: 28.5%
– Views to own market: 37.8%
– Views to other markets within own state: 12.8%
– Views to markets within other states: 49.3%

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#1. New York, NY
– View share: 32.8%
– Views to own market: 22.5%
– Views to other markets within own state: 6.6%
– Views to markets within other states: 70.9%
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