Best cities to raise a family in 2023
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While more couples are moving out of larger cities to raise children, the shift to a more suburban lifestyle has yet to completely erase city life.
In fact, even the largest cities in America, such as New York City, have attractive benefits for family life—the highest number of parks, recreation areas, and so on.
Of course, bigger cities can often present bigger problems, so there’s little surprise that the best spots in 2023 for raising a family have an overall population under 500,000 (and, in one instance, under 25,000).
Based on criteria like job market, quality of life, cost of living, plus access to quality healthcare and ease of public transportation, these 10 cities are considered tops…
10. Boise, Idaho
Population: 240,713
9. Scottsdale, Arizona
Population: 244,402
8. Fargo, North Dakota
Population: 128,557
7. Gilbert, Arizona
Population: 281,169
6. Bismarck, North Dakota
Population: 75,073
5. South Burlington, Vermont
Population: 20,332
4. Plano, Texas
Population: 291,450
3. Irvine, California
Population: 314,384
2. Fremont, California
Population: 219,419
1. Overland Park, Kansas
Population: 196,147
