[latinmusic74]

Study: Best Cities to Raise a Family in Florida - CreditDonkey

STUDY METHODOLOGY

To get our top 10, we ranked each location based on the following data from the U.S. Census Bureau:

Education
Commute Time
Household Type
Residency
Housing Costs
To measure each city's educational attainment level, we looked at the percentage of people in each city who earned a high school diploma or higher.

When you’re raising a family, you don’t have time to waste going to and from work. We know that your time is valuable, so we looked at the average commute for each city.

You want friends and you want friends for your kids. Check out how each city ranks based on the percentage of family households that are in your situation. They have children under 18 years old, and they plan to stick around. We looked at the percentage of people in each city who still live in the same house they did one year ago.

Last but not least, we know that affordability is a top concern when you're raising kids, so we based our rankings in part of the percentage of income you'll spend on average for housing.

Top 10 Cities in Florida to Raise a Family

1. Cooper City
2. Rockledge
3. Oviedo
4. Ormond Beach
5. Winter Springs
6. Port Orange
7. Jupiter
8. Boca Raton
9. Miami Lakes
10. Palm Beach Gardens

Study: Best Cities to Raise a Family in Florida - CreditDonkey

[chopchop0]

Doesn't take into account school district quality. That being said, Rockledge, Ormond and port Orange are all great places to raise a family. In fact, the last two cities ate the only two I would feel comfortable with it in Volusia county

I would add that county wise, sarasota, Seminole, st John's and Brevard all fit the bill.

[kyle19125]

I'm also surprised by the exclusion of school quality in a family-friendly list, though well-educated areas by default typically have good schools given it's usually a priority for most who have made that commitment. A little too much scoring appears to have been given to commute time based on a couple of the choices.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

Doesn't take into account school district quality. That being said, Rockledge, Ormond and port Orange are all great places to raise a family. In fact, the last two cities ate the only two I would feel comfortable with it in Volusia county

I would add that county wise, sarasota, Seminole, st John's and Brevard all fit the bill.

Agree ^^^^.

[grappon]

Hi,

Which middle class towns are family-friendly and have quality schools?


Thanks

[Fl1150]

Originally Posted by grappon

Hi,

Which middle class towns are family-friendly and have quality schools?


Thanks

Seminole County is good place to start looking but what is your budget ? type of setting ? Rural ? Urban ?

[Stelio Steeler]

Port Orange is the best on that list.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by grappon

Hi,

Which middle class towns are family-friendly and have quality schools?


Thanks

Lots of them.

Jacksonville metro- Fernandina Beach, Yulee, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra and Durbin Crossing/ Julington Creek.

Gainesville

Palm Coast

Fort Walton Beach/Crestview

Tampa Bay metro- Palm Harbor, East Lake, Tarpon Springs, Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Countryside (NE Clearwater), Seminole, Largo, Bloomingdale, Valrico, Brandon, Lutz, Land O Lakes

Orlando metro- Oviedo, Winter Springs, Lake Mary, Sanford, Altamonte Springs, Wekiva (Longwood), Waterford Lakes, Avalon Park, Hunters Creek, Dr Phillips, Winter Park

Melbourne metro- Viera, Rockledge, Suntree (Melbourne), Satellite Beach, Merritt Island, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach

Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch

Stuart/Palm City/Jensen Beach

West Palm Beach metro- Jupiter, Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, Loxahatchee

Fort Lauderdale metro- Weston, Cooper City, Davie, Parkland, Boca Raton, Delray Beach

Miami metro- Palmetto Bay, Kendall, Kendale Lakes, South Miami, Pembroke Pines

[beachmouse]

The 'percentage living in the same house' metric takes out a lot of the usual suspects in the Panhandle (Niceville, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Milton-Pace) because those towns also have pretty high percentages of rather transient military folks.

[Retirednypd]

Wellington or jupiter?? Any opinions?