This Maryland City Is Among ‘The Best Places To Raise A Family,’ WalletHub Says

COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — When it comes to the champion places to rise a household successful America, Columbia ranks adjacent the top.

That’s according to a WalletHub study, which compared 182 American cities based connected respective criteria, including affordability, education, household fun, wellness and safety, and socio-economic factors.

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The highest ranked metropolis successful Maryland was Columbia, which came successful astatine No. 5.

Columbia is considered the second-most affordable spot to rise a family, trailing lone Overland Park, Kansas. It besides scored good successful the wellness and information category, which took into relationship aerial and h2o quality, infirmary prime and different factors.

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The lone different metropolis successful Maryland to marque the database was nary different than Baltimore, which ranked No. 172.

Notably, Columbia was besides among 3 Maryland cities named successful the “Top 100 Best Places To Live In America.”

According to WalletHub, the apical 3 places to rise a household are: Overland Park, Kansas; Fremont, California; and Irvine, California. Rounding retired the database astatine No. 182 was Detroit, Michigan.

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Visit WalletHub’s website to presumption the implicit findings.

CBS Baltimore Staff