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Report: Best and worst cities for first-time home buyers

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A new study from personal finance website Bankrate ranked the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas for first-time home buyers.

Affordability, culture, job market and safety were among the measured used for the list.

St. Louis ranked fifth on the list, with Kansas City, Kansas, coming in ninth. First was Pittsburgh.

The worst performer on the list was San Francisco.

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