Real estate site names Mauldin as one of the top three best cities for first-time homebuyers

Note: This story was edited on Jan. 24, 2022, to clarify that Michelin's headquarters and BMW's manufacturing plant are not in the city of Mauldin.

Citing the popularity of nearby Greenville, the economic power of the Upstate, lower cost of living and a thriving job market, Realtor.com named Mauldin as the third-best city in America for first-time home buyers to start shopping in 2022.

The median home list price in Mauldin is $242,600, according to Realtor.com, and the city has a projected 5.7% price growth. 

Having Michelin headquarters, two large health systems and the BMW plant in nearby communities helped land Mauldin in the No. 3 spot as well.

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"They can get a home for about $100,000 less than Greenville’s median $350,000 list price in November," according to Realtor.com.

The top 10 list considered housing affordability for 25- to 34-year-olds in the top 100 metropolitan cities, availability of homes for sale and forecasted home sales and price growth in 2022.

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The only two cities better for the first-time house hunt? Magna, Utah, for its proximity to Salt Lake City and Chalco, Nebraska, for the Omaha, Nebraska, fans.

— Caitlin Herrington, local reporter and lover of alliteration, covers government and growth in the Golden Strip. Get in touch with her at cherrington@greenvillenews.com, support her work by subscribing and follow her on Twitter @GVLnewsCat.