Family Circle Magazine Names Edmond Top City for Families

National recognition attests to Edmond’s strong values

Family Circle recently announced the results of its exclusive survey to identify the best TOWNS AND CITIES across the country FOR FAMILIES with Edmond ranked at the top.

Family Circle partnered with Onboard Informatics, a New York City research firm that provides real estate, demographic and other data, to assemble an initial list of 1,700 cities and towns with populations between 15,000 and 150,000. From that, nearly 800 localities were selected with a high concentration of households with an average income of $75,000. They then assessed which places best met their family-friendly criteria—including affordable homes, quality schools, access to health care, green space, low crime rate and financial stability—and ranked them from top to bottom. Family Circle then selected the ten winners from among the highest-rated towns.

“Edmond has always been and continues to be a great place to live and work so it is exciting to receive this national recognition.  Being in the top 10 is an honor, credited to our strong community leadership and quality jobs that attract outstanding residents,” said City of Edmond Mayor Patrice Douglas.

The communities featured in the magazine’s annual roundup of perfect places to call home combine affordable housing, good neighbors, green spaces, strong public school systems and giving spirits.  The results of the comprehensive survey appear in Family Circle’s August 2010 issue, on newsstands today.

Greatschools.net, a nonprofit website with a mission to improve education by inspiring parents to get involved, provided Family Circle with the public school ratings used in the town rankings. 

About Family Circle

Published 15 times a year by Meredith Corporation, with a circulation of 3.8 million and 20 million readers, Family Circle is one of the most widely read monthly magazines in the world. Family Circle provides smart relevant advice, sensible solutions, and inspiration in a voice that encourages and celebrates success in its pages and online at www.familycircle.com.  Family Circle has always been committed to women’s issues and in 1973 became the first women’s magazine to fully underwrite a professional women’s sporting event, the Family Circle Cup, an annual women’s tennis tournament held in April in Charleston, S.C., at Family Circle Magazine Stadium.

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