Where first-time US home buyers can go big

New York

YOU'RE a millennial buying your first home. Good work on not moving in with your parents or renting a shoebox! But as you make the homeownership leap, you want space: Where can you go, and at what cost?

Research released on Wednesday by Trulia looked at the US metro areas with the largest starter homes, measured by median square footage. Texas lived up to its big reputation, with Austin in the lead and Houston at No 5.