Ranking was determined by:
- Crime Rate
- Public School Ranking
- Public Parks Per Capita
- Average Family Salary
- Cost of Living
Number 1 is Scottsdale, AZ, followed by:
- Fremont, CA
- Irvine, CA
- Chandler, AZ
- Raleigh, NC
- Plano, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Honolulu, HI
- Henderson, NV
- San Jose, CA
It became clear very quickly these two things were the most important of the five criteria we used to judge the best cities to raise your children. No city ranked worse than 28th in crime rate, and all cities were 17th or better in public school rank. It seems that parents are concerned with these two things the most, so it was no surprise it was a huge factor. What did surprise us was that every city in the top ten had a relatively high cost of living, but we surmised that this was simply due to the high average income, and that you possibly have to pay a little more for the perks.
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