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The 100 Best (and Worst) Places to Raise a Family

You and your kids call it home, but how does your city rank nationally?

Research by Jaclyn Colletti and Joel Weber

2. Madison, WI
3. Fargo, ND
4. Lincoln, NE
5. Fremont, CA
6. Lexington, KY
7. Honolulu, HI
8. Cheyenne, WY
9. Omaha, NE
10. Yonkers, NY
11. Austin, TX
12. St. Paul, MN
13. Jersey City, NJ
14. San Francisco, CA
15. New York, NY
16. Little Rock, AR
17. Washington, DC
18. Minneapolis, MN
19. Colorado Springs, CO
20. Billings, MT
21. Boston, MA
22. Seattle, WA
23. Sioux Falls, SD
24. Pittsburgh, PA
25. Bangor, ME
26. San Diego, CA
27. Albuquerque, NM
28. Raleigh, NC
29. Portland, OR
30. Providence, RI
31. Louisville, KY
32. Manchester, NH
33. Wichita, KS
34. Anchorage, AK
35. Lubbock, TX
36. Boise City, ID
37. Durham, NC
38. Des Moines, IA
39. San Jose, CA
40. Nashville, TN
41. Montgomery, AL
42. Atlanta, GA
43. Spokane, WA
44. Denver, CO
45. Fort Wayne, IN
46. Newark, NJ
47. Aurora, CO
48. El Paso, TX
49. Indianapolis, IN
50. Kansas City, MO
51. Charlotte, NC
52. Charleston, WV
53. Buffalo, NY
54. Oklahoma City, OK
55. Richmond, VA
56. Rochester, NY
57. San Antonio, TX
58. Arlington, TX
59. Columbia, SC
60. Tulsa, OK
61. Greensboro, NC
62. Baton Rouge, LA
63. Norfolk, VA
64. Columbus, OH
65. Anaheim, CA
66. Corpus Christi, TX
67. Jacksonville, FL
68. Los Angeles, CA
69. Fort Worth, TX
70. Chicago, IL
71. Oakland, CA
72. St. Louis, MO
73. Tucson, AZ
74. Cincinnati, OH
75. Riverside, CA
76. Philadelphia, PA
77. Wilmington, DE
78. St. Petersburg, FL
79. Salt Lake City, UT
80. Dallas, TX
81. Houston, TX
82. Jackson, MS
83. Baltimore, MD
84. Bakersfield, CA
85. Hartford, CT
86. Birmingham, AL
87. Milwaukee, WI
88. Sacramento, CA
89. Grand Rapids, MI
90. Modesto, CA
91. Toledo, OH
92. Las Vegas, NV
93. Phoenix, AZ
94. Tampa, FL
95. Cleveland, OH
96. Fresno, CA
97. Memphis, TN
98. Orlando, FL
99. Miami, FL
100. Detroit, MI

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