Best Cities for Families? Honolulu Ranks 92nd

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2015’s Best & Worst Cities for Families

From Wallet Hub, June 15, 2015

With about 40 percent of all moving taking place during the summer, the leading personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015's Best & Worst Cities for Families.

In order to help American families find the ideal location to put down roots, WalletHub compared each of the 150 most populated U.S. cities across 30 key metrics. Our data set ranges from crime rates to school system rankings to housing costs.

Honolulu Ranks 92nd Overall:

Overall Rank	City	"Family Activities & Fun" Rank	"Health & Safety" Rank	"Education & Child Care" Rank	"Affordability" Rank	"Socioeconomic Environment" Rank
92	Honolulu	114	9	110	143	22

Best Cities for Families			Worst Cities for Families
	1	Overland Park, KS		141	Washington, DC
	2	Plano, TX		142	New Orleans, LA
	3	Virginia Beach, VA		143	Fort Lauderdale, FL
	4	Lincoln, NE		144	Shreveport, LA
	5	Sioux Falls, SD		145	Mobile, AL
	6	Madison, WI		146	Baton Rouge, LA
	7	Fremont, CA		147	Miami, FL
	8	Chesapeake, VA		148	Detroit, MI
	9	Colorado Springs, CO		149	Birmingham, AL
	10	Grand Prairie, TX		150	Jackson, MI

Key Stats

Madison, Wis., has 14 times more playgrounds per 100,000 residents than Hialeah, Fla.
Detroit’s per-capita violent crime rate is 42 times higher than that of Irvine, Calif.
The median family annual income adjusted for cost of living is four times higher in Plano, Texas, than Hialeah, Fla.
The divorce rate is 3 times higher in Cleveland than in Fremont, Calif.
The percentage of families receiving food stamps is 20 times higher in Detroit than in Irvine, Calif.
The percentage of families living below the poverty line is 10 times higher in Detroit than in Overland Park, Kan.

For the full report and to see where your city ranks, please visit: LINK

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