San Francisco Named In WalletHub's Top 10 Places To Raise A Family

SAN FRANCISCO — Personal finance company WalletHub has named San Francisco to the top 10 of its list of best places in the United States to raise a family.

San Francisco took the number 10 spot on the list.

WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 45 key metrics that consider essential family dynamics, such as the cost of housing, the quality of local school and health-care systems, and the opportunities for fun and recreation to come up with its Top 10 which also included Fremont in the number one spot, Irvine in third place, San Diego in sixth place and San Jose in 7th.

San Francisco received a total score of 64.45 placing 11th in the "family fun" category and 66th for "affordability." The city ranked in 7th overall in the "education and child care" category, 40th in the "socioeconomics" category and 27th overall for "health and safety."

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