Best & Worst States to Raise a Family (2025)

Certain states make it easier than others to raise a family. The ideal state is affordable to live in and also offers a high degree of safety and good job prospects, on top of quality education, healthcare, and entertainment.

To help people find cities with the perfect combination of those factors, we compared the 50 states across 50 key indicators of family-friendliness. Our data set includes the median annual family income, housing affordability, health care quality, crime rate, and school quality. 

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