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The Best Place to Raise a Baby

29th September 2009 by Babies No Comments


Parents and grandparents are always trying to find the best place to raise their children and grandchildren. It is important for a family to reside in a safe environment and for babies to grow up in a good neighborhood. Some cities are better to raise kids in than others. However, many parents and grandparents cannot move to the best places they can find because of their jobs, family ties, medical conditions, and so on.

One of the ways to find the most appropriate city to live in is to look at the list of the top cities to live in the United States. The famous list is published yearly by CNN/Money and Money magazine and the list is called 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States. CNN/Money and Money magazine considers a large number of factors such as housing, median income, number of school, crime rates, air quality and come up with the top 100 cities. When finding a place to raise their children or grandchildren, parents and grandparents can look at this list and decide which cities are among the best for them.

Plymouth, Minnesota, ranks number one on the most recent list of big cities to live. It has excellent schools, great jobs, affordable housing, low crime, an active outdoor culture, and much more. The city’s main school district is ranked among the top three in the state. For culture, Plymouth’s open-air amphitheater, the Hilde Performance Center, hosts numerous summer concerts. It is also a quick drive from the Mall of America, the nation’s biggest mall. But, Plymouth, MN can get too cold in the winter with temperature dropping to about F 3.7° in January.

If you are looking for a city with a little higher temperature but not hot, then Overland Park Kansas has also consistently ranked in the top 10 of the list. Overland Park is located in the Kansas City Metropolitan area and has won many awards. Among many Overland Park City Awards is an award for being one of “The Best Places to Raise Your Kids in 2009”. There are lots of free places to visit in Overland Park and most of them are very good for children. If you live in the area, you can find out from watching Overland Park news all about free, award winning, kids friendly events in the area.

There are plenty of places on the CNN/Money and Money magazine’s list that families say are pretty close to perfect. But, it is up to parents and grandparents in charge to find the best places for their families to live in.

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