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The 2012 Best Cities for Families List

Read the full list of our top 100 best cities for families. Plus, find out how we picked the cities here!

By Sara Vigneri
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  1. Boston, Massachusetts
  2. Burlington, Vermont
  3. Portland, Maine
  4. Austin, Texas
  5. Cheyenne, Wyoming
  6. Arlington, Virginia/Washington, D.C.
  7. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
  8. Madison, Wisconsin
  9. Omaha, Nebraska
  10. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  11. Des Moines, Iowa
  12. Honolulu, Hawaii
  13. Richmond, Virginia
  14. Ann Arbor, Michigan
  15. San Francisco, California
  16. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  17. Colorado Springs, Colorado
  18. Seattle, Washington
  19. Providence, Rhode Island
  20. Boulder, Colorado
  21. Anchorage, Alaska
  22. Syracuse, New York
  23. Salt Lake City, Utah
  24. Charleston, South Carolina
  25. Portland, Oregon
  26. Spokane, Washington
  27. Virginia Beach, Virginia
  28. Manchester, New Hampshire
  29. Lexington, Kentucky
  30. Cincinnati, Ohio
  31. Buffalo, New York
  32. Denver, Colorado
  33. Kansas City, Missouri
  34. Raleigh, North Carolina
  35. Boise, Idaho
  36. St. Louis, Missouri
  37. Wilmington, Delaware
  38. Grand Rapids, Michigan
  39. Durham, North Carolina
  40. Wichita, Kansas
  41. Baltimore, Maryland
  42. Billings, Montana
  43. Topeka, Kansas
  44. Norfolk, Virginia
  45. Tampa, Florida
  46. Tacoma, Washington
  47. Huntington, West Virginia
  48. Anaheim, California
  49. Fort Wayne, Indiana
  50. Miami, Florida

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