Looking to get out of that rental and buy your first home? Pittsburgh might be the right place for you.

The city took the top spot on a list ranking U.S. cities on how affordable and welcoming they are to first-time homebuyers. Livability ranked Pittsburgh first and said that “most of the city’s homes are reasonably priced to a family that earns the local median income.”

The median price of homes currently sold in the city is $171,100. And it’s Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) is 82.9%, according to the website. Which means homes for sales are affordable for most people.

Livability ranked seven cities for this first-time homebuyers list and used a criteria based on home prices, resale value, homebuyer programs and quality of life.

You want to own your own home. You want to live in a cool city. You don't want to go broke. You need to read this. https://t.co/v7khLKxmgw

— Livability (@livability) June 4, 2019

The site lauded Pittsburgh as: “a great community to belong to, with three major-league sports teams to cheer for, a thriving arts scene, a beautifully restored downtown, and just enough of that Rust Belt grittiness that Pittsburghers proudly love.”

Here’s the full list:

1. Pittsburgh

2. Oklahoma City

3. Cincinnati

4. Pueblo, Colo.

5. Winston-Salem, N.C.

6. Knoxville, Tenn.

7. Louisville, Ken.

In March, Pittsburgh made another Livability list landing eighth in Top 100 Best Places to Live for 2019.

Livability says they explore what makes small-to-medium sized cities great places to live using proprietary research studies.

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