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Raleigh Ranks Top 10 In US For Raising A Family

Raleigh Ranks Top 10 In US For Raising A Family

Raleigh ranks 6th in America for best places to raise a family!

The apartment-finding service Zumper ranked America’s largest cities earlier this month based on 10 key factors, including price per additional room, median household income, commute and even dropout rate.

North Carolina performed very well in the ranks, with Raleigh, Charlotte, Durham and Greensboro all cracking the top 20. Raleigh performed particularly well in monthly housing costs, high school drop out rate and median household income.

Here’s a complete breakdown of North Carolina:

-Raleigh
Overall rank: 6
Price per additional room: 6.2
Percent of income spent on rent: 2.4
Monthly housing costs: 9.8
Median household income: 8.7
Current unemployment: 6.6
Child care costs: 5.6
Percent of population under 45: 8.6
High school dropout rate: 8.7
Average commute time: 6
Violent crime rate: 8.5
Score: 86.5

-Charlotte
Overall rank: 11
Price per additional room: 8.5
Percent of income spent on rent: 1.7
Monthly housing costs: 7.8
Median household income: 8
Current unemployment: 8.9
Child care costs: 5.6
Percent of population under 45: 7.8
High school dropout rate: 7.9
Average commute time: 3.8
Violent crime rate: 5.1
Score: 79.2

-Durham
Overall rank: 16
Price per additional room: 6.9
Percent of income spent on rent: 2.9
Monthly housing costs: 9.2
Median household income: 6.9
Current unemployment: 6.3
Child care costs: 5.6
Percent of population under 45: 7.8
High school dropout rate: 8.2
Average commute time: 6
Violent crime rate: 4
Score: 77.6

-Greensboro
Overall rank: 18
Price per additional room: 9.2
Percent of income spent on rent: 4.3
Monthly housing costs: 6.2
Median household income: 3.3
Current unemployment: 8.4
Child care costs: 5.6
Percent of population under 45: 3.9
High school dropout rate: 7.3
Average commute time: 8.5
Violent crime rate: 6.1
Score: 76.4

-Winston Salem
Overall rank: 36
Price per additional room: 10
Percent of income spent on rent: 6.1
Monthly housing costs: 7.3
Median household income: 2.7
Current unemployment: 4.6
Child care costs: 5.6
Percent of population under 45: 3.1
High school dropout rate: 2.8
Average commute time: 8.5
Violent crime rate: 5.9
Score: 68.9

Read more via patch.com

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