The Best Places to Raise Your Kids
Child, Parenting November 12th, 2008Was 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!



November 13th, 2008 at 12:16 am
why no Perth in the list? :D
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November 13th, 2008 at 1:44 am
I lived in Idaho and I agree it is a great place to raise kids. I wouldn’t mind moving back after JJ finishes grad school.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:13 am
I think nowhere else in the world beats spore in term of safety!
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November 13th, 2008 at 7:30 am
hmmm… i wonder if the children face more, less or equal to the amt of stress faced by children under the singapore education system.
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November 13th, 2008 at 7:44 am
i finally got the award up you gave me m8! x
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November 13th, 2008 at 10:26 am
What? No Canada? umph.
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November 13th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Sigh… I could only dream on to stay in such nice nice places listed there! How I wish…I could move out of here!!
November 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Emmm…Hawaii would be a nice consideration.
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November 13th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I doubt the kids there face as much stress as those in S’pore.
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November 13th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
All nice place to visit :D
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November 13th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I looked into these lists when the Hubby and I started talking about where we will end up after the military. People in Hawaii probably wished they could stay in Singapore!
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