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Just Right for Families
Family-oriented towns with the most affordable homes and the best schools may be hiding in places you've never heard of. BusinessWeek finds the top 50 -- where crime rates and cost of living are low, and schools, test scores, and cultural activities are better than most.
Click through our gallery as we count down the top 10 and then check out the complete list.
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No. 10: Hopewell, Tenn.
Nearest city: Nashville (104 miles)
Population: 1,815
Median household income: $43,973
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 298.21
Test scores: 94.58 (27th)
Cost of living: 92.14 (24th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 0.36 (38th)
Schools: 15.29 (6th)
Crime: 95.84 (4th)
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No. 9: Waterville, Ohio
Nearest city: Toledo (15 miles)
Population: 4,828
Median household income: $60,000
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 301.13
Test scores: 96.43 (14th)
Cost of living: 86.78 (35th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 21.20 (22nd)
Schools: 1.63 (25th)
Crime: 95.09 (8th)
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No. 8: Lackland, Texas
Nearest city: San Antonio (12 miles)
Population: 7,123
Median household income: $32,250
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 301.90
Test scores: 94.57 (28th)
Cost of living: 98.84 (9th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 31.95 (8th)
Schools: 0.54 (38th)
Crime: 76.00 (46th)
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No. 7: Wilmette, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (20 miles)
Population: 27,651
Median household income: $106,773
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 304.28
Test scores: 94.68 (26th)
Cost of living: 52.25 (50th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 68.92 (3rd)
Schools: 0.54 (36th)
Crime: 87.89 (33rd)
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No. 6: Waverly, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (15 miles)
Population: 2,448
Median household income: $52,454
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 304.49
Test scores: 97.34 (7th)
Cost of living: 90.24 (27th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 24.19 (17th)
Schools: 0.54 (40th)
Crime: 92.17 (26th)
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No. 5: Arapahoe, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (192 miles)
Population: 1,028
Median household income: $29,500
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 308.17
Test scores: 95.13 (22nd)
Cost of living: 98.65 (10th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 0.15 (43rd)
Schools: 20.23 (4th)
Crime: 94.01 (17th)
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No. 4: Echelon, N.J.
Nearest city: Philadelphia (17 miles)
Population: 10,440
Median household income: $49,410
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 315.98
Test scores: 91.87 (48th)
Cost of living: 89.00 (29th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 19.65 (24th)
Schools: 44.05 (1st)
Crime: 71.42 (47th)
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No. 3: Deerfield, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (27 miles)
Population: 18,420
Median household income: $107,194
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 319.48
Test scores: 95.68 (19th)
Cost of living: 58.14 (49th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 68.95 (2nd)
Schools: 3.02 (16th)
Crime: 93.68 (21st)
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No. 2: Western Springs, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (21 mi.)
Population: 12,493
Median household income: $98,876
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 319.77
Test scores: 96.38 (15th)
Cost of living: 64.64 (47th)
Recreational/cultural activities: 68.58 (5th)
Schools: 2.48 (18th)
Crime: 87.69 (34th)
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No. 1: Groesbeck, Ohio
Nearest city: Cincinnati (7 mi.)
Population: 7,202
Median household income: $49,235
OnBoard Scoring
Total: 323.22
Test scores: 97.29 (8th)
Cost of living: 92.44 (23rd)
Recreational/cultural activities: 24.19 (16th)
Schools: 22.95 (3rd)
Crime: 86.35 (36th)
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