KILLEEN, Texas home to many. Looking to buy your first home or home searching? If so, a new study states Killeen, TX may be the best place to start. A ranking by the financial advising site lists Killeen Texas as the best housing market in the nation for first-time home- buyers. Homebuyers looking to live outside of the bustling big city should turn their attention 70 miles north of Austin: Killeen Texas has the best housing market in the country for first-time buyers, according to a new study by Smart Asset.
Killeen, Texas is best known for its close proximity to Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), the second-largest military base in the country. The Killeen-Temple-Fort Cavazos metro area also boasts a "reasonably young population," and cites the median income of a resident at $63,458.
Texas cities dominated the top 10 in the report, with Waco, about 60 miles northeast of Killeen, earning No. 6 (Waco did not appear in the 2022 report). Other Texas housing markets that earned high-ranking spots include Wichita Falls (No. 2) in North Texas, and two Rio Grande Valley cities: McAllen (No. 3), and Brownsville (No. 8).
The top 10 best places for first time homebuyers are:
No. 1 – Killeen, Texas
No. 2 – Wichita Falls, Texas
No. 3 – McAllen, Texas
No. 4 – St. Joseph, Missouri
No. 5 – Cape Coral, Florida
No. 6 – Waco, Texas
No. 7 – Huntsville, Alabama
No. 8 – Brownsville, Texas
No. 9 – Green Bay, Wisconsin
No. 10 – Jackson, Tennessee
Killeen's No. 1 ranking in 2023 is a major improvement over its No. 89 ranking in Smart Asset's 2022 report... Remarkable..
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