Posted February 3, 200619 yr Where Are the Best Places to Raise A Family? It depends on what's important to you By Alan Marcus TCB Solutions, a New York-based resume writing firm, researched and gathered information from their clients, travel resources, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Census, crime statistics, divorce statistics and other sources based on economic growth, diversity, crime and cost of living, and has come up with its top 20 choices of America's best places to live, play and work. 01. The Triangle Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 02. Madison, WI 03. Austin, TX 04. Minneapolis, St-Paul, MN 05. Tampa, FL 06. Tucson, AZ 07. Nashville, TN 08. San Diego, CA 09. Washington, DC 10. Salt Lake City, UT 11. Cambridge, MA 12. Louisville, KY 13. Columbus, OH 14. Huntsville, AL 15. Omaha, NE 16. Charlottesville, VA 17. Boulder, CO 18. Boston, MA 19. Dallas, TX 20. Atlanta, GA More at www.aol.com
February 4, 200619 yr Not surprising at all. Columbus ranks about where it should.... Omaha is also a very family-friendly city (having lived there for five years). Very similar to Columbus in many ways...only better steaks!
February 4, 200619 yr Boston? Har har har... I thought cost of living was a factor? Oh, somebody is gonna go crazy about Madison, WI...
February 6, 200619 yr Yeah, boston isn't cheap. But it is a great city for kids. Lots of history and attractions, great parks, museums, an outstanding mass transit system and a location that allows you to enjoy the city and actually live well outside of it (even into New Hampshire, Maine or Rhode Island). People forget that New England is a fairly compact region.
February 6, 200619 yr Oh, somebody is gonna go crazy about Madison, WI... Okay, as the Madison resident, I guess I have to ask: what do you mean?
February 6, 200619 yr Yeah, boston isn't cheap. But it is a great city for kids. Lots of history and attractions, great parks, museums, an outstanding mass transit system and a location that allows you to enjoy the city and actually live well outside of it (even into New Hampshire, Maine or Rhode Island). People forget that New England is a fairly compact region. Add the "healthcare" and "college educated residents" factors to that and I understand how it's on the list. I think Boston has the highest percentage of college educated residents anywhere in the country.
February 6, 200619 yr Okay, as the Madison resident, I guess I have to ask: what do you mean? Well, I figured you be pretty pumped about the rating your city got...
February 6, 200619 yr Okay, as the Madison resident, I guess I have to ask: what do you mean? Well, I figured you be pretty pumped about the rating your city got... Heh... I'm not that easily excitable. :wink: But given their criteria, I can see why Madison would rank highly. Unless familieis are concerned about so-called "family values," in which case they might want to stay away. :-D
February 6, 200619 yr ^At least Columbus and Madison have Menards, Cincinnati is stuck with this Lowes and Home Depot crap. (Not that anybody would ever move somewhere based on their hardware big-boxes) I guess this is based on the city limits and not the metro?
February 6, 200619 yr We have Menards in Columbus?!?!?! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 200619 yr what the andersons aint good for yas? agree about columbus and families. if you like to go to mommy & daddy house parties and talk about the new decks everyone is building out back i would rank columbus number one.
February 7, 200619 yr agree about columbus and families. if you like to go to mommy & daddy house parties and talk about the new decks everyone is building out back i would rank columbus number one. You. Me. Arena District at 11PM. Mommy & Daddy parties indeed... :lol: But yeah, Columbus does have a lot of those (it's 222 sq. miles for gosh sakes!), but that doesn't mean that there isn't any good stuff further inside. Columbus is like a Cherry Cordial. There's that disgusting white or clear liquid all around it, but further inside, there's a lucious cherry that makes it all worth while! <---- Columbus and vicinity Mmmm...cherry cordials... :-P
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