Kiplinger.com names Huntsville among 10 great cities for raising families
Tuesday, August 31, 2010,

According to kiplinger.com, Huntsville is one of its 10 best cities to raise a family.

Last month, Money magazine/CNN.com ranked Huntsville among the top 25 most affordable places in the country to buy a home.

In the last year or so, Huntsville been named one of American's next "boomtowns" by The Christian Science Monitor and the nation's best overall city for 2009 by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

 Kiplinger used the same criteria to select its list of Best Cities for the Next Decade: Job growth, healthy economies and a vibrant local culture--then fine-tuned the search for places already filled with families with children such as quality of public schools (ratings are from GreatSchools.org, a nonprofit, with 10 being the highest rating), low crime rates (according to the FBI), and a variety of parks and recreation.

The Kiplinger Report also stated:

"If you're after affordability, Huntsville is worth a look: Home prices are 20% below the national average, and the city's cost of living is 10% below the national norm for medium and large cities. Huntsville also offers solid public schools, several thousand acres of woodlands and natural parks and the South's largest children's museum. Consider neighborhoods in the Madison County School District -- its test scores are considerably higher. "

Huntsville boasts such traits as extremely affordable housing, low cost of living, solid public schools, traffic-less commutes, strong wage and employment growth, promising opportunities in aerospace and military tech.

If you are interested in learning more about why Huntsville is such a great place to raise your family, please contact one of our agents today! We specialize in helping familes find their perfect home in Huntsville real estate.