2011 Best Cities for Families: Complete List

You want the best for your family, and that includes great schools, affordable homes, low crime rates, plenty of jobs, and lots of parkland. So we crunched more than 8,000 bits of data in 84 categories to determine this year's top places to raise kids.

Get the scoop on the top 10 Best Cities!

1.         Washington, District of Columbia

2.         Austin, Texas

3.         Boston, Massachusetts

4.         St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota

5.         Des Moines, Iowa

6.         Madison, Wisconsin

7.         Honolulu, Hawaii

8.         Omaha, Nebraska

9.         Seattle, Washington

10.       Louisville, Kentucky

11.       St. Louis, Missouri

12.       San Antonio, Texas

13.       Portland, Oregon

14.       Kansas City, Missouri

15.       Colorado Springs, Colorado

16.       New Orleans, Louisiana

17.       Richmond, Virginia

18.       Lexington, Kentucky

19.       Lincoln, Nebraska

20.       Wichita, Kansas

21.       Salt Lake City, Utah

22.       Columbus, Ohio

23.       Dallas, Texas

24.       New York, New York

25.       Atlanta, Georgia