House hunting? Atlanta named one of the best big cities for first-time buyers

Thinking of finally making that first-time home purchase? This new report might give you the push you need.

According to personal finance website WalletHub's 2019 analysis on the best and worst American cities for first-time home buyers, Atlanta's real estate market is one of the most attractive in the nation.

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To best understand the top favorable housing markets for first-timers, WalletHub analysts compared a sample of 300 U.S. cities of different sizes across three key dimensions: affordability, real estate market and quality of life. The dimensions were further evaluated using 27 relevant metrics, from average cost of homeowner’s insurance and rent-to-price ratio to millennial homeownership rates and city friendliness.

The report features an overall ranking of the top places for first-time homebuyers, plus additional rankings by city size. A large city is categorized as having a population of more than 300,000 people; a midsize city has 150,000 to 300,000 people; and small cities include a population under 150,000.

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Of the 300 places on the overarching ranking, Tampa earned top honors, followed by Overland Park, Kansas; Thornton, Colorado; and Grand Rapids, Michigan.