PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland is a single of the very best metropolitan areas in the U.S. to elevate a household, in accordance to a new report introduced Tuesday.
WalletHub, a particular-finance website, launched its listing of 2022’s Best & Worst Locations to Elevate a Relatives.
Scientists in contrast 182 U.S. towns and examined how they ranked in the adhering to spots: family members pleasurable, wellbeing and safety, education and child care, affordability, and socioeconomics.
For family pleasurable, they seemed at factors like playgrounds per capita, walkability and bicycle scores. For health and fitness and safety, they evaluated air excellent, pediatricians per capita, and spouse and children homelessness fees. For socioeconomics, they took a near seem at separation and divorce rates, the unemployment level, the share of family members obtaining food stamps, and far more.
Scientists calculated a weighted ordinary for each individual city and Portland’s score ranked 24th.
Of the five locations analyzed, Portland scored most effective for socioeconomics .
The comprehensive report is out there to browse on WalletHub.com.
Under are WalletHub’s best 25 most effective spots to increase a relatives:
- Fremont, CA
- Overland Parks, KS
- Irvine, CA
- Plano, TX
- Columbia, MD
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- San Jose, CA
- Madison, WI
- Scottsdale, AZ
- South Burlington, VT
- San Francisco, CA
- Gilbert, AZ
- Lincoln, NE
- Huntington Seashore, CA
- Boise, ID
- Fargo, ND
- Austin, TX
- Virginia Seaside, VA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Chandler, AZ
- Omaha, NE
- Bismarck, ND
- Portland, OR
- Warwick, RI