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Best places to live for families in the US (2026)

The top 50 of 1,144 US cities, suburbs and towns.

Ranked by a family score: the average of our Kids & family, Safety, Education and Affordable housing scores. Places missing from the FBI crime table are left out.

  1. 1Novi, MISuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $411k90
  2. 2Farmington Hills, MISuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $349k88
  3. 3Pearland, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $326k88
  4. 4Troy, MISuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $387k88
  5. 5Germantown, TNSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $369k87
  6. 6Shawnee, KSSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $358k86
  7. 7Rochester Hills, MISuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $401k86
  8. 8Missouri City, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $248k86
  9. 9Dublin, OHSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $487k86
  10. 10Bartlett, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $400k86
  11. 11Buffalo Grove, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $431k86
  12. 12Fishers, INSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $375k86
  13. 13Livonia, MISuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $307k86
  14. 14Olathe, KSSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $356k85
  15. 15Flower Mound, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $436k85
  16. 16Coppell, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $455k85
  17. 17Keller, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $479k84
  18. 18Friendswood, TXSuburb · kids good · safety excellent · 3-bed $283k84
  19. 19Elmhurst, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $542k84
  20. 20Westfield, INSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $412k84
  21. 21Wake Forest, NCSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $389k84
  22. 22Milton, GASuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $480k83
  23. 23Carmel, INSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $461k83
  24. 24Bolingbrook, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $330k83
  25. 25Apex, NCSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $459k83
  26. 26Wylie, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $340k83
  27. 27Hoffman Estates, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $386k83
  28. 28Schertz, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $278k83
  29. 29Glenview, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $587k83
  30. 30Lee's Summit, MOSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $358k83
  31. 31Allen, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $385k83
  32. 32Arlington Heights, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $472k82
  33. 33Lenexa, KSSuburb · kids good · safety excellent · 3-bed $369k82
  34. 34Cedar Park, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $371k82
  35. 35Noblesville, INSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $332k82
  36. 36League City, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $311k82
  37. 37Saratoga Springs, UTSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $448k82
  38. 38Holly Springs, NCSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $420k82
  39. 39Kettering, OHCollege town · kids average · safety excellent · 3-bed $238k82
  40. 40Urbandale, IASuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $309k82
  41. 41Mount Prospect, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $443k82
  42. 42Delaware, OHSmall city · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $366k82
  43. 43Collierville, TNSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $363k82
  44. 44Frisco, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $447k81
  45. 45Downers Grove, ILSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $487k81
  46. 46Maple Grove, MNSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $379k81
  47. 47Leander, TXSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $339k81
  48. 48Wheaton, ILSuburb · kids good · safety excellent · 3-bed $436k81
  49. 49Eden Prairie, MNSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $441k81
  50. 50Lakeville, MNSuburb · kids excellent · safety excellent · 3-bed $395k81

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Data: US Census, Zillow, HUD, BEA, FBI 2019, FEMA, NOAA, NASA, CMS, NCES and others. How scores work.