Four cities in Pennsylvania rated for first-time homebuyers

Four cities in Pennsylvania were rated amongst 300 others to find the most attractive to first-time homebuyers.

With first-time homebuyers looking for housing on the market, WalletHub analyzed 300 cities across the country to determine their appeal to these homebuyers. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Erie and Allentown were included on the list to be rated.

Pittsburgh was the first city listed for Pennsylvania, landing in 36^th place overall. When the list was broken down even further, between large, medium-sized, and small, Pittsburgh landed in eighth place out of 62 large cities. A large city was categorized as having a population of more than 300,000.

Erie nabbed 124^th place overall, and 57^th out of 144 small cities. Small cities were categorized as having less than 150,000 residents.

Philadelphia came in around the middle of the pack for first-time homebuyers, landing in 138^th overall, and being named the 31^st place out of 62 large cities.

Allentown came in 158^th place overall, and 71^st out of 144 small cities.

The study used 18 metrics to place each city. Each metric was divided under housing affordability, real estate market and the living environment, each carrying equal weight. These rankings included factors such as crime rate, schools districts and the availability of  jobs, just to name a few.

The top five cities were Overland Park, KS; Allen, TX; Centennial, CO; Broken Arrow, OK; and Frisco, TX.