A new study ranks the best places for families to put down roots
Blue Springs, a suburb in Kansas City, Mo., was named the best place for families to live in for the second year in a row in a study by HomeUnion, an online real estate investment management firm.
"For the past two years, we have been tracking metros with the lowest housing affordability and best school districts," said Steve Hovland, director of research for HomeUnion. "As home prices continue to increase in many coastal markets, particularly in the western US, we are seeing the best opportunities for first-time home buyers with families in the center of the country. These areas are also good places for single-family rental buyers to invest in housing.”
Here are HomeUnion’s top 10 best places for families to live:
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"For the past two years, we have been tracking metros with the lowest housing affordability and best school districts," said Steve Hovland, director of research for HomeUnion. "As home prices continue to increase in many coastal markets, particularly in the western US, we are seeing the best opportunities for first-time home buyers with families in the center of the country. These areas are also good places for single-family rental buyers to invest in housing.”
Here are HomeUnion’s top 10 best places for families to live:
|
Metro
|
State
|
Submarket
|
Zip Code
|
Schools
|
Price
|
|
Kansas City
|
MO
|
Blue Springs, Mo.
|
64014
|
88.5
|
$159,700
|
|
Oklahoma City
|
OK
|
Tuttle, Okla.
|
73170
|
89.6
|
$165,000
|
|
St. Louis
|
MO
|
Fenton, Mo.
|
63026
|
81.1
|
$167,000
|
|
Palm Beach, Fla.
|
FL
|
Boca Raton, Fla.
|
33496
|
87.9
|
$167,500
|
|
Chicago
|
IL
|
Aurora, Ill.
|
60503
|
81.9
|
$168,000
|
|
Indianapolis
|
IN
|
Brownsburg, Ind.
|
46112
|
86.3
|
$184,100
|
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
PA
|
Cranberry Township, Pa.
|
16066
|
83.9
|
$274,000
|
|
Cleveland
|
OH
|
Broadview Heights, Ohio
|
44147
|
87.1
|
$200,000
|
|
Philadelphia
|
PA
|
Horsham, Pa.
|
19044
|
84.2
|
$217,500
|
|
Atlanta
|
GA
|
Buford, Ga.
|
30519
|
86.5
|
$220,000
|
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