Buying a home for the first time is a very important step in a person’s life. Deciding what city your home will be in is a huge part of that decision-making process. There are plenty of good places that first-time homebuyers can choose to live, but there are also some cities that are not such good options.
Bankrate studies of 50 metropolitan areas show the best places in America for people buying their homes for the first time. The locations were decided based on wellness, affordability, safety, employment, and the tightness of the market. Out of those 50 metro areas, Los Angeles, California, was last on this list because its average income for homeowners was so low. Another problem with homes in Los Angeles is that the price is often very high. The number one city on this list is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, because even though its average income is about the same as Los Angeles, the housing market in Pittsburgh is much tighter.
According to those studies from Bankrate, the top ten cities that rank as the worst places for first-time homebuyers to live are San Diego for the tenth number place, Orlando, Florida, San-Francisco, Houston, Denver, San Jose, California, Riverside, California, Seattle, Las Vegas, and in the number one spot in Los Angeles. One of the most noticeable things about this list of cities that are the worst places to purchase a home is that so many of these cities are in California. Another noticeable thing is that each city in California ranks at the bottom as far as affordability goes.
Despite what this list shows, some of those cities that rank at the top of the worst may still have some good qualities. Los Angeles has a high ranking for wellness and culture despite its low ranking for jobs and affordability, so it is possible that some first-time homebuyers could find those advantages to be more appealing. Several of the other cities on this list may have similar advantages that make them more appealing as well. It is very important for first-time homebuyers to do their own research to choose a home in a location that really feels right to them.
