Was browsing the net and saw this report provided by Business Week.

Here’s the highlights:-

We then narrowed the list of towns using the following weighted criteria: school performance; number of schools; household expenditures; crime rates; air quality; job growth; family income; museums, parks, theaters, and other amenities; and diversity.

We weighted school performance and safety most heavily, but also gave strong weight to amenities and affordability.

Bear in mind with this list, the organizing principle was affordability.

While the median household income varies by state, we purposely weighted the results to prevent pricing out most readers.

That’s why, for example, Greenwich, Conn., with its good private schools, low crime, and abundance of cultural amenities, was left out. It simply costs too much to live there….

…..So, read on to find out which are the best places to raise your kids in every state.

Who knows? You might already live there.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,  Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa.

Want to know why the above are the Selected Ones? Go read the breakdown for each country here… For me, I would LOVE to stay in Hawaii!