Columbia Is 2021’s 5th Best City to Raise a Family – WalletHub Study

With 27% of people who moved last year citing being closer to family as the main reason, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family, as well as accompanying videos.

To determine the most family-friendly places in America, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 48 key metrics. The data set ranges from housing affordability to school-system quality to COVID-19 cases.

Raising a Family in Columbia (1=Best; 91=Avg.):

• 1^st – Median Family Salary (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 17^th – Housing Affordability
• 39^th – % of Two-Parent Families
• 18^th – % of Families Living in Poverty
• 14^th – Separation & Divorce Rate
• 18^th – Average Daily COVID-19 Cases in the Past Week per Capita
• 5^th – % of Residents Who Are Fully Vaccinated

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-families/4435

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Other cities in Maryland that made the list:

• #172 - Baltimore, MD

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