Forbes has recently released their top ten cities that are the best to raise a family in. They ranked them on seven different categories... the cost of living, the prevalence of home ownership, commute time, median household income, housing costs, crime and the percentage of young adults who graduate high school. Here were their results for top ten cities for families...
10- Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY
9- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
8- Knoxville, Tenn.
7- Pittsburgh, Pa.
6- OGDEN-CLEARFIELD, UTAH
5- PROVO-OREM, UTAH
4- Syracuse, NY
3- Rochester, NY
2- Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa
1- Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
The best is that with all the other cities they have a beautiful photo of the city skyline or some famous building or monument of that city. With Ogden and Provo they just have a photo of a lake and some beautiful mountains. Oh well, it's the mountains and the lakes that keep us so family centered...or at least that's the way it is with my little family.
