Dorothy isn't the only one who thought "there's no place like home" when thinking about Kansas. Finding the ideal place to raise a family is often at the top of most parents' minds, and according to a new survey from WalletHub, the Sunflower State's Overland Park is the top-ranked city in America. The site looked at more than 180 large cities (by population), evaluating nearly four dozen metrics across five categories: family fun, affordability, socioeconomics, health and safety, and education and child care. Here, the top 10 US cities to raise a family:
- Overland Park, Kan. (No. 1 in "affordability" category)
- Fremont, Calif. (No. 1 in "socioeconomics" and "health and safety" categories)
- Irvine, Calif.
- Plano, Texas
- South Burlington, Vt. (No. 1 in "education and child care" category)
- Bismarck, ND
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- Fargo, ND
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Boise, Idaho
Read on for the cities that brought up the rear.
The 10 worst places to raise a family:
- Augusta, Ga.
- Baltimore, Md.
- Hialeah, Fla.
- San Bernardino, Calif.
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Shreveport, La.
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Newark, NJ
- Detroit, Mich.
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