Analysis: Arizona, Virginia Cities Dominate Top 10 Places to Buy First Home

Despite the coronavirus pandemic that overtook the country during 2020, 40 percent of all housing purchases last year were made by first-time buyers, a 14 percent increase over 2019. A new study from WalletHub looks at 300 cities nationwide of varying sizes to rank the best places for new home buyers based on key indicators. “Where a home is located is just as important as what features it has,” according to Adam McCann, the study’s author. “If the neighborhood is unpleas...