MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- A new study says Murfreesboro is one of the best spots in the country for first time buyers to get into that new home.
WMOT reporting partner Wallethub.com ranked Murfreesboro 26th in its list of the 300 best cities to buy a first home. Murfreesboro scored even higher when compared to other small cities the same size, coming in at fifteenth in the nation.
Analyst Jill Gonzalez says Wallethub considered several criteria, including square footage, average price, living environment, and crime rates.
Gonzalez says Oberlin Park, Kansas topped the list…and at the bottom?
“No huge surprises: Oakland, California, Bedford, Massachusetts, Miami Beach, Florida, Richmond and Comption, both in California.”
In addition to Murfreesboro, Nashville and Memphis also made Wallethub’s list of the 300 Best and Worst Cities for First Time Buyers. Nashville clocked in at number 55, while Memphis came in at 121.