House hunting? Atlanta named one of the best big cities for first-time buyers

Thinking of finally making that first-time home purchase? This new report might give you the push you need.

According to personal finance website WalletHub's 2019 analysis on the best and worst American cities for first-time home buyers, Atlanta's real estate market is one of the most attractive in the nation.

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To best understand the top favorable housing markets for first-timers, WalletHub analysts compared a sample of 300 U.S. cities of different sizes across three key dimensions: affordability, real estate market and quality of life. The dimensions were further evaluated using 27 relevant metrics, from average cost of homeowner’s insurance and rent-to-price ratio to millennial homeownership rates and city friendliness.

The report features an overall ranking of the top places for first-time homebuyers, plus additional rankings by city size. A large city is categorized as having a population of more than 300,000 people; a midsize city has 150,000 to 300,000 people; and small cities include a population under 150,000.

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Of the 300 places on the overarching ranking, Tampa earned top honors, followed by Overland Park, Kansas; Thornton, Colorado; and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Atlanta came in 25th overall, ranking 10th in the country for real estate market, 103rd for affordability and 118th in quality of life. The metro also ranked third in the report’s best large cities list for first-time homebuyers.

Here’s how all Georgia cities fared:

Explore the full report at wallethub.com.

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