03 Jun Any Cities In Utah On This List?

With inflation leading some families to move to cities with a low cost of living, WalletHub has released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family. To determine the most family-friendly places in America, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 45 key metrics. The data set ranges from housing affordability to school-system quality to the unemployment rate.

Best Cities for Families

1. Fremont, CA
2. Overland Park, KS
3. Plano, TX
4. Irvine, CA
5. South Burlington, VT
6. Seattle, WA
7. Boise, ID
8. Gilbert, AZ
9. Bismarck, ND
10. San Diego, CA

Worst Cities for Families

173. Hialeah, FL
174. Jackson, MS
175. San Bernardino, CA
176. Baltimore, MD
177. Birmingham, AL
178. Newark, NJ
179. Gulfport, MS
180. Cleveland, OH
181. Detroit, MI
182. Memphis, TN

Best vs. Worst

• Las Vegas has the most playgrounds (per square root of the population), which is 22 times more than in Hialeah, Florida, the city with the fewest.
• Warwick, Rhode Island, has the fewest violent crimes (per 1,000 residents), which is 51.3 times fewer than in Oakland, California, the city with the most.
• Columbia, Maryland, has the highest median family annual income (adjusted for cost of living), which is 3.2 times higher than in Detroit, the city with the lowest.
• Scottsdale, Arizona, has the lowest share of families receiving food stamps, which is 19.7 times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest.
• Overland Park, Kansas, has the lowest share of families living in poverty, which is 9.3 times lower than in Detroit, the city with the highest.