Columbia Among Top Cities For Families: WalletHub

COLUMBIA, MD — Columbia has been ranked among the best places to live by Money magazine and Niche. Now personal finance website WalletHub ranked it among the best places to raise a family.

Analysts evaluated more than 180 cities across the U.S. using metrics like housing costs, quality of school and health care systems as well as opportunities for recreation.

The number of playgrounds, pediatricians and child care providers were some of the factors considered.

Click here to read the full report.

These are the top 15 places for families in the U.S., according to WalletHub:

1. Overland Park, Kansas
2. Irvine, California
3. Freemont, California
4. South Burlington, Vermont
5. Bismarck, North Dakota
6. Plano, Texas
7. Fargo, North Dakota
8. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
9. Huntington Beach, California
10. Gilbert, Arizona
11. Columbia, Maryland
12. Lincoln, Nebraska
13. Madison, Wisconsin
14. Scottsdale, Arizona
15. Seattle, Washington

Columbia was ranked the third in the U.S. as far as highest median family salary, after Overland Park, Kansas, and Scottsdale, Arizona.

SEE ALSO:

• This Is The Best Maryland City To Live In For 2018: Survey
• Columbia Among Best Places To Live In Maryland: Niche.com
• Columbia is Best Place to Live in America for 2016: Money Magazine

File photo of Columbia lakefront by Elizabeth Janney.