Once you have kids, you have a whole new outlook on life. More responsibility, less free time. Certainly less time to travel. And what about one of the biggest decisions you have to make over all: where to live? Younger parents often want to keep that urban hum in their heads, to savor the buzz of the city. But it can be hard when you have kids. City living is expensive and city schools are often lacking. What do you do?
Well, a new book called Best Places to Raise Your Family: Experts Choose 100 Top Communities That You Can Afford provides timely facts and expert in-depth analysis on 100 U.S. neighborhoods. The analyses are forth right and accessible, and they get right to the point: decide what is most important to you, and make it work.
In addition to providing statistics on population for various cities, burbs and neighborhoods, each place is ranked on a number of essential factors such as: education, standard of living, health and safety, and lifestyle. Tables so simple even a baby can read them heps you figure out which place best suits your family’s particular needs and interests.