Buying a home: Where in Texas Gen Z has best chance to purchase a house

AUSTIN, Texas - Where is the best city in the U.S. for Gen Z to buy a home? Real estate news website Point2 took a look 100 major cities and released its top 10 places.

The cities were ranked on seven metrics:

Home price-to-income ratio
Median sale price difference
Inventory (per 10,000 residents)
Share of homes sold above listing price
Days on market
Homeownership rate
Unemployment rate

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The findings show that the following places are where Point2 says Gen Z has the best chance to become homeowners:

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Corpus Christi, Texas
Detroit, Michigan
Laredo, Texas
Memphis, Tennessee
Lincoln, Nebraska
Durham, North Carolina
Fort Worth, Texas
Aurora, Colorado
Scottsdale, Arizona

So where does San Antonio and Austin rank? San Antonio ranked 16th while Austin ranked 51st.

Dallas ranked 54th while Houston ranked 75th.

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Where are the worst spots? The majority of that top 10 list is in California.