LendingTree identified the best and worst places for homeownership in the US. North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia metros top the best places to become a homeowner, it found. Read on for the top 10 cities and what it takes to live in those places. Mortgage marketplace LendingTree has just identified which large metros across the country are the best and worst places to purchase a home. The company analyzed data from the Census Bureau on homeownership rates, home value appreciation, household income, and more.

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Persons: LendingTree, —, Jacob Channel Organizations: homeownership, Georgia metros, Service, West, Buyers, metros Locations: North Carolina , Tennessee, Georgia, Austin , Texas, Boise , Idaho, Phoenix, homeownership, Raleigh , North Carolina, Nashville , Tennessee, Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta, East, West