This is the first in a series of stories by Stacker.com that will take a look at the following areas of Eastern North Carolina: Greenville, New Bern, Jacksonville, Goldsboro and Rocky Mount.
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (Stacker.com) — 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 Rocky Mount using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com. View share is the percentage of views to Rocky Mount from each respective metro. Cross-market demand statistics are as of Q2 2023.
Continue reading to see who is looking to move into your neck of the woods.

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#10. Philadelphia, PA
– View share: 1.30%
– Views to own market: 47.90%
– Views to other markets within own state: 14.50%
– Views to markets within other states: 37.60%

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#9. Miami, FL
– View share: 1.40%
– Views to own market: 53.40%
– Views to other markets within own state: 26.00%
– Views to markets within other states: 20.60%

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#8. Greenville, NC
– View share: 1.80%
– Views to own market: 26.60%
– Views to other markets within own state: 37.20%
– Views to markets within other states: 36.20%

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#7. Durham, NC
– View share: 2.60%
– Views to own market: 24.60%
– Views to other markets within own state: 42.30%
– Views to markets within other states: 33.10%

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#6. Wilson, NC
– View share: 3.50%
– Views to own market: 21.00%
– Views to other markets within own state: 51.10%
– Views to markets within other states: 27.90%

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#5. Charlotte, NC
– View share: 3.50%
– Views to own market: 42.10%
– Views to other markets within own state: 21.20%
– Views to markets within other states: 36.70%

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#4. Atlanta, GA
– View share: 3.60%
– Views to own market: 34.20%
– Views to other markets within own state: 11.30%
– Views to markets within other states: 54.60%

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#3. Washington, D.C.
– View share: 5.30%
– Views to own market: 19.90%
– Views to other markets within own state: 9.00%
– Views to markets within other states: 71.10%

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#2. Raleigh, NC
– View share: 12.90%
– Views to own market: 32.80%
– Views to other markets within own state: 36.10%
– Views to markets within other states: 31.00%

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#1. New York, NY
– View share: 21.00%
– Views to own market: 20.70%
– Views to other markets within own state: 5.90%
– Views to markets within other states: 73.50%