Best Places to Raise Kids – Ann Arbor Ranked High
BusinessWeek teamed up with OnBoard Informatics, provider of real estate analysis, to create a list of each state’s best affordable towns for raising children. Factors in the analysis were:
- school performance
- affordability
- safety
- cost of living
- air quality
- job growth
- racial diversity
- parks
- ball fields
- zoos
- recreation centers
- museums
- theaters
Among the top ranked were:
- Mount Prospect, IL
- Phoenix, AZ
- Columbus, OH
- Our Very Own Ann Arbor, MI
- Huntsville, AL
- Lexington, KY.
Also mentioned was that Ann Arbor is the most kid-and cost-friendly city in Michigan. The Web site establishes it as one of the best college towns in the United States for its acres of parks, galleries, museums, restaurants, boutiques and seven gold courses. It reported our population as: 118,194 and median household income as: $87,061.
Just click for more local community and school information on Ann Arbor, Brighton, Michigan International Speedway, Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake Community Tour, Manchester, Pinckney, Saline, Stockbridge, Ypsilanti.
We love our area and welcome newcomers with open arms. For Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County videos visit my YouTube. GO BLUE!
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