Jul 16, 2026 | 5:00 pm
The San Antonio housing market may not be for everyone. In a surprising turn of events, San Antonio has landed near the bottom of a new list of the best U.S. cities for first-time homebuyers.
WalletHub’s new study — which analyzes the affordability, quality of life, and real estate market in 300 U.S. cities — ranks San Antonio No. 208, or the 92nd worst city overall in the U.S. to buy your first home. And, when broken down by city size, WalletHub ranks San Antonio among the 25 worst big cities for first-time buyers (No. 46 out of 69).
San Antonio’s lack of appeal for first-time buyers is essentially due to its poor affordability and quality of life scores, rather than the state of the city’s housing market, according to the report’s findings…