What makes a city truly great for raising a family? The team at HireAHelper helps us answer the question with a new study that analyzed several factors to find ideal cities for family life. The team based their scores on these elements:
- Niche Best Places for Families
- Niche Public Schools Score
- SmartAsset Combined Salary
- Median Household Income
- Average Monthly Childcare
- Family Fun
- Health and Safety
- ParkScore
- Working Parents Score
- Paid Family Leave
The popular website Niche provided data on public school scores and an overall score for each city, based on similar factors to those Hire a Helper examined. As for Smart Asset’s Salary score, it’s based on the MIT Living Wage Calculator and shows how much a family needs to make to live comfortably. According to the team’s data, Irvine, California, is the best city in the nation to raise a family.
infographic by: blog.hireahelper.com
