Redmond Ranked Best Places to Raise Your Kids: 2010

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Redmond is ranked one of the best places to raise your kid in 2010 by Business Week. 

Affordability, safety*, and school test scores were given the greatest weight. The complete story on Redmond is here. 

The selections were limited to towns that have at least 45,000 residents and a median income of between $40,000 and $125,000.   The data we used included school performance, number of schools, household expenditures, crime rates, air quality, job growth, family income, museums, parks, theaters, other amenities, and diversity.

contributed by:  Kathryn Reith, Communications Director, LWSD.
announced by:  Councilmember Hank Margeson in recent Council meetings.