EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: FAMILY CIRCLE REVEALS THE 10 BEST TOWNS
Data Driven Survey Reveals the Best Communities across the Country
July 7, 2010, NEW YORK—Family Circle today announced the results of its exclusive survey to identify the best TOWNS AND CITIES across the country FOR FAMILIES. The communities featured in the magazine’s annual roundup of perfect places to call home combine affordable housing, good neighbors, green spaces, strong public school systems and giving spirits. The results of the comprehensive survey appear in Family Circle’s August 2010 issue, on newsstands today.
According to Family Circle’s survey, the 10 Best Towns are:
Edmond Oklahoma
Hampton Township, Pennsylvania
Edwardsville, Illinois
La Verne, California
Windsor, Colorado
Round Rock, Texas
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Bristol, Rhode Island
Meridian, Idaho
Bettendorf, Iowa
Survey MethodologyFamily Circle partnered with Onboard Informatics, a New York City research firm that provides real estate, demographic and other data, to assemble an initial list of 1,700 cities and towns with populations between 15,000 and 150,000. From that, nearly 800 localities were selected with a high concentration of households with an average income of $75,000. We then assessed which places best met our family-friendly criteria—including affordable homes, quality schools, access to health care, green space, low crime rate and financial stability—and ranked them from top to bottom.Family Circle then selected the ten winners from among the highest-rated towns.
Greatschools.net, a nonprofit website with a mission to improve education by inspiring parents to get involved, provided Family Circle with the public school ratings used in the town rankings.
Press Release from City of Meridian and Mayor Tammy DeWeerd
MERIDIAN SELECTED AS ONE OF 10 BEST TOWNS BY FAMILY CIRCLE
Meridian, ID – (July 7, 2010) – Meridian, Idaho was selected by Family Circle magazine as one of the 10 Best Towns for families. The announcement was made today based upon the magazine’s annual efforts to identify communities that are the perfect place to call home.
“We are excited to have our community selected by Family Circle as one of the 10 Best Towns for families from cities and towns across the country. We have a strong public school system, quality parks, a low crime rate, and much more. Meridian is a premier city to live, work and raise a family,” said Mayor Tammy de Weerd. “This acknowledgment is a reflection of the role that all of our great community partners play in making Meridian a place to call home.”
The results will appear in the August 2010 Family Circle magazine available today, or online at www.familycircle.com. With a circulation of 3.8 million and 20 million readers, it is one of the most widely read monthly magazines in the world.
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The City of Meridian is located at the center of the Treasure Valley in southwest Idaho, minutes from the State Capitol. Founded as a farming community in 1893 and incorporated as a city in 1903, Meridian is now one of Idaho’s largest and fastest growing communities. As the home to many young families, Meridian is a vibrant community whose mission is to be a premier city to live, work and raise a family. For more information about Meridian, visit www.meridiancity.org.
Video Interview with Mayor Tammy De Weerd
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