Once again, Vacaville has been named a top place to live.

In past years, the city has been recognized for being fun, having great schools and more.

In December, Apartment List (apartmentlist.com) honored Vacaville for being among the “100 Best Cities for Young Families.”

“It’s nice that Vacaville’s recognized as a safe community to move to,” said Mark Mazzaferro, the city’s spokesman, on Wednesday. “It’s nice for us to be named among cities across the nation.”

According to a report released in mid-December, Vacaville ranked 91, sandwiched between Loveland, Colo. and Bellflower, Calif. Topping the list were Fishers, Ind. and Allen, Texas. Closing the list were Huntington Beach and Bismarck, N.D.

Apartment List said it evaluated 500 cities and weighted its choices according to safety (35%), housing costs (30%), school quality (25%) and child friendliness (10%).

According to the methodology, Vacaville scored 27 for safety, 26 for housing costs, 18 for school quality and 5 for child friendliness.

Mazzaferro advised taking the rankings with a grain of salt — for example, the safety issue. Apartment List ranked cities by the number of violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents using FBI statistics. Vacaville’s population, however, hovers around 97,000 or so.

“We do a good job not only of reporting crime but capturing the people who did them,” he advised. “We have an excellent police force.”

Child friendliness was based on the percent of residents under the age of 18 because, as Apartment List explained, “Communities with a greater percentage of children tend to be more child friendly.”

“I’m not sure what that has to do with anything,” Mazzaferro emphasized. “I think people would agree Vacaville is as child friendly as they come. We have Kid Fest, the Youth Roundtable, all these other activities that we have.” Not to mention ample parks for them to play in, among other amenities.

Housing costs, meanwhile, were based on the percentage of average income needed to rent a two-bedroom apartment and school quality was based on high school graduation rates.

All in all, an honor is an honor and Mazzaferro said it’s great that more people are learning more about what a great community Vacaville is and all are welcome to come check it out.

To see the full list, go online to https://www.apartmentlist.com/rentonomics/100-best-cities-for-young-families/.