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Orlando not in the top 50 cities for raising a family

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You'll move an average of 11 times in your life and one of them tends to be when you start a family. So, where are the best places to raise kids these days?

An annual study from Wallet Hub ranked over 180 U.S. cities according to 48 different metrics. The considered things like schools, cost of living, and crime. They even looked at stuff like how safe it is for kids to ride bikes.


Orlando didn't even rank in the top 50, coming in at #56 on their list. There were only two Florida cities to finish ahead of Orlando and they were Pembroke Pines at #39 and Tampa at #54.

Here are the ten best places to raise a family in 2021:

1.  Overland Park, Kansas.  It ranked first in affordability.

2. Fremont, California. (Just outside San Francisco.)

3. Irvine, California

4. Plano, Texas

5. Columbia, Maryland

6. South Burlington, Vermont

7. Seattle

8. Scottsdale, Arizona

9. Gilbert, Arizona

10. Madison, Wisconsin