Everyone wants to live a peaceful life. Everyone wants their family to be safe and secure. We want our kids to be in the best state, which can provide them with best in class school, college and probable good jobs. No one wants to live in a neighborhood where there is high crime and poverty. We don’t want our family, especially children to witness any crime and also lack of opportunity. Although now people use home security devices and some even use GPS tracker for kids but still if you are living in a city with high crime rate, you would always be at risk of being harmed. So here we have compiled a list of 5 states that are best to raise your family.

We have created this list by compiling various online data, which anyone can verify and see. Mainly we have used the data available at US census 2013–2017 (ACS), which has the best geographical data on population of each state. Alongside we have used the data of various colleges and schools in states and crime data is taken from the FBI’s site. The variants on which this data is created are:

Density of nearby colleges

Education Quality

Population Spread

Situation of Healthcare

Employment rate v/s Unemployment rate

So here is the list of 5 Best states to settle in and raise a family:

New Hampshire:

This state has a total population of more than 1,343,000 residents. It has nearly 19% house which have kids. It is the best place according to us for the families. It has very low crime rate and is one of the safest state in America, in fact it is the third safest state in US. It has one of the finest education in country. The schools are also great and level of education is excellent.

Vermont:

The neighbor to New Hampshire Vermont finishes second in this race. Although the houses with kids is low in this state with 26% houses, yet the education system in the state is great. One this also notable for this state is that only 24.5% houses in this state are real families. Yet this state is safer and better for settling down and having a family.

Maine:

Maine has a population of 1,336,000 people. The interesting thing about Maine is that its name has only one syllable, and it is the only state which shares its border with only one state. The houses with kids is very low at 15.6% yet is has one of the best schools and colleges. Crime is also pretty low, it has a crime rate that is 87% lower than the national crime rate.

North Dakota:

North Dakota has a population of above 746,000. It is a very safe and prosperous state to live. The houses with kids’ percentage is 19% which is also low. Yet the crime rate is very low at about 24.79 per 1000 (Both property and violent) which makes it a good place to live with your family. It has plenty of jobs to offer and has a very good schooling and education system as a whole.

Nebraska:

This state was once known as the ‘The Great American Desert.’ It has a population of 189,000 people. The households with kids stand at a percentage of 19%. The education is really good quality. The crime rates and low and it offers great number of jobs. All in all a great state to raise your family.

Family always comes first and everyone wants to have best for their families. In times when Americans are shifting places more often. It is better to settle in a state that is best in every terms. Low crimes, Good schools and colleges, great job opportunities and great infrastructure. It is better to settle in some safer place than to spend more on safety through home security devices and GPS trackers. So select the best city suitable for your family and you and live their happily ever after.