Read the full list of our top 100 best cities for families.

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
51. San Jose, California
52. El Paso, Texas
53. Little Rock, Arkansas
54. Newark, New Jersey
55. Atlanta, Georgia
56. Tulsa, Oklahoma
57. New Orleans, Louisiana
58. Albuquerque, New Mexico
59. Orlando, Florida
60. Savannah, Georgia
61. Cleveland, Ohio
62. Columbus, Ohio
63. Akron, Ohio
64. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
65. Louisville, Kentucky
66. Greensboro, North Carolina
67. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
68. Chesapeake, Virginia
69. Toledo, Ohio
70. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
71. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
72. Nashville, Tennessee
73. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
74. Jacksonville, Florida
75. Birmingham, Alabama
76. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
77. Indianapolis, Indiana
78. Jackson, Mississippi
79. Dallas, Texas
80. San Antonio, Texas
81. St. Petersburg, Florida
82. Sacramento, California
83. Tucson, Arizona
84. Montgomery, Alabama
85. New York, New York
86. Charlotte, North Carolina
87. Scottsdale, Arizona
88. Houston, Texas
89. Mobile, Alabama
90. Fort Worth, Texas
91. San Diego, California
92. Phoenix, Arizona
93. Arlington, Texas
94. Chicago, Illinois
95. Memphis, Tennessee
96. Fresno, California
97. Detroit, Michigan
98. Bakersfield, California
99. Las Vegas, Nevada
100. Los Angeles, California

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