This Tampa Bay City Is One Of The Best For First Time Home Buyers
The housing market in Florida has been on fire and this Tampa Bay city has been ranked one of the best for first-time home buyers.
SmartAsset.com recently conducted a study to find the best cities in the country for first-time home buyers. Cities in this study were ranked by livability, affordability, employment opportunities, and home market favorability. Out of the 181 cities compared, here are the Top 25:
- Bellevue, Wash.
- Olathe, Kan.
- Omaha, Neb.
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- Boise, Idaho
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Sunnyvale, Calif.
- Huntsville, Ala.
- Denton, Texas
- Mesa, Ariz.
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- Lincoln, Neb.
- McKinney, Texas
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Savannah, Ga.
- Mesquite, Texas
- Henderson, Nev.
- St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Reno, Nev.
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- Richmond, Va.
- Lexington, Ky.
- Plano, Texas
St. Pete was the only Florida city in the Top 25. In last year’s study, St. Pete came in at #23.
Tampa came in at #66. Tampa received high marks for employment opportunities with a low unemployment rate, but low scores when it came to livability and affordability. If you’re wondering what the worst city was for first-time home buyers, it was Newark, New Jersey. You can check out all the results here.
[SOURCE News Channel 8]
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