Best Places to Raise Your Kids
Posted in Featured educationWhere do you live? Is it considered a safe place to raise children? Would you move if you found out that your location was listed as one of the worst? Would you choose your location based on the Business Week’s listing of best places to raise children?
I know that where I live is conducive to really bad behaviors. Although moving is not really an option for us right now, I hope that one day it is. I think that living where I live, parents have to be super involved to prevent children from falling into the gapes and ending up uneducated and unemployed. I know this is the case in many areas but because I grew up here, I know it can be done.
Let’s take a look at the best places to raise kids and I’ll tell you what I think about how those areas would or would not fit my family. Please feel free to chime in with your opinions of these places for your own family.
The data that’s used to figure this include school performance, number of schools, household expenditures, crime rates ,air quality, job growth, family income, museums, parks, theaters along with affordability, safety and school test scores.
In Alabama, Dothan is listed as the Peanut Capital of the World. I may be wrong, but we drive through there on our way to the beach a couple of times a year and I am not impressed. Auburn Alabama near Montgomery is a much prettier place if you ask me and with the University there, I think you get a good cross section of good living.
Alaska and Arizona are not options in my opinion unless my husband were to get really good jobs. Fayetteville, Arkansas however would definitely make my radar. I spent a little bit of time there and the university brings that little town together like no other.
Since I am not fond of cold weather at all, moving further south appeals to me on all levels. And, Pembroke Pines which is a city about 15 miles south of Fort Lauderdale Florida is definitely a top pick for me as well.
I’ve lived in Georgia as well and Macon ranks up there with good places to raise your children along with Valdosta and Roswell. I lived in Roswell before. Although I would jump at a good opportunity there, my husband prefers the outskirts more.
The beauty of Hawaii appeals to almost everyone I think. But, with the expensive cost of living, it would definitely require a great job for us to consider moving there.
Let’s just be nice, I’m not moving to Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (even with the Hoosiers), Iowa, Kansas or Kentucky. Wait, Kentucky? I might consider it but only if I could take multiple vacations in the winter time. I really don’t like snow at all.
My husband grew up in Louisiana and I think that he would balk at the idea of moving there just for the sake of our children. However, he turned out pretty good so how can you complain. Areas like Baton Rouge are beautiful and the size of the city offers up a great deal of learning opportunities. Other areas include Metairie and Alexandria. Alexandria is really close to his home town.
I think I’ll continue this in the next post…
*The rankings are a collaborative effort of BusinessWeek and OnBoard Informatics.
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How about other continents? Lol. You might wanna try europe or asia or australia. These are great places too. But you are also right, what good is the place even if it’s the best place to raise a kid if income is not good right? There should be balance..
We live in Tx, good income, great place to raise kids (at least our town) and no income tax! Whoohoo!
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I am originally from Miami Florida. After 22 years in the US Navy I decided to raise my family in Wisconsin. I don’t like the winters, I don’t like the state income tax,
BUT
Wisconsin, at least the area we live in near Appleton, WI is a much better environment to raise a family. Not so much crime, not so much drugs, and the education system is in the top ranks. The cons are that we have to watch out for tractors crossing the road but I am glad that I made the decision to have my family here.
Such a sad time in my life. I grew up on the coast and now I have to leave because of toxic gases in the air
Hi, thanks for sharing this thought about the best place to raise kids. I live in UK and I’m fortunate to have my house in a decent and really ideal to raise kids.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us..
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All of the parents wants to raise their child in a better place, but due to lack of money they can’t bring their child to a better place so they are taking a risk to survive the situation.
This is great article!
Interesting topic as a mother we want to raise our child in good places it helps them to be a good people. Especially the safety of my child is very important. Thank you for sharing us your articles.
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I would choose a place where it has some good access to a competent school, a good neighborhood, has a good road, less crime rate, wonderful environment, unpopulated and very friendly people.
This is very informative article!
Now a days make sure we raise our child in good moral and attitude,because many people now can influence our child if we not raise them properly. Thank you for sharing us……
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I spent some time living in Noblesville Indiana a few years ago. It was rated as one of the best places to live last year and I would have to agree. The schools are great, there is lots to do. Its just a great place to raise a family.
Westfield, Indiana was voted #48 in Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live list for 2011. We’ve got some of the best schools in the state, low cost of living and strong community ties, great place indeed!
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