NEW YORK (Forbes) – Texas dominated Forbes magazine’s list of Ten Best Cities to Buy a Home, nabbing four spots.
Houston ranked first, Austin second, San Antonio fifth and Dallas sixth.
Rounding out the list were Atlanta (tenth), Jacksonville, Fla. (ninth), San Francisco (eighth), Charlotte, NC (seventh), Philadelphia (fourth) and St. Louis (third).
Forbes examined the country's 40 largest metropolitan areas, culling vacancy and home price information from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Association of Realtors.