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Yep - in the burbs of Dallas. Crime is low. There are TONS of activities going on all the time that are family friendly and lots of enriching activities to enjoy all over the metroplex. The public schools are highly rated. Traffic isn't too bad where I live (but gets worse the closer you get to the city, obviously)

We purposely moved her 2 years ago because it's very family-friendly. The majority of people who live in this city are families and the elderly. I love it! There are tons of fun community events and awesome parks. The downside is that it's a pretty boring city if you want to go out on the town. There's nothing to do here for some adult fun. We don't even have a movie theater!

NO! We live in Fort Lauderdale, 40 minutes north of Miami. SoFlo is the Crazy Asshole Capital of the World! I hope TravelingBrit chimes in here...We plan to move by the time the baby is 2 or so. We moved here for my job, but it just drives me insane how rude and crazy people are here. And the crime! Anytime you see anything crazy and horrific on the news, it's always down here...Like the face-eating-zombie man? Yep, that was about 30 minutes away from our house!

@Honeybee: our families are all in the Boston suburbs so that's where we'll go. Perfect for us.... But very expensive so I know it's not the best option for a lot of people.

I think that the area where we’re moving to (in 2 weeks…eeee!) is a very good area to raise a family. It’s a suburb and I grew up about 10 minutes from there and love it. It has a small town feel (even though it’s growing), the school district is great, it’s relatively safe. We also live only about 45 minutes from Yosemite National Park and 2 hours from the beach so lots of potential for family trips

ETA: We will be living in Clovis, California. It's in the central valley, a suburb of Fresno (yuck).

We live in Irvine CA and was named the safest city for the 8th year running by the FBI. It's extremely family friendly with all top ranking schools, it's extremely clean, and have pretty much no crime. The only downside, to buy a decent house here will cost you over 800k.

We live in THE family friendly place. It's like moving not only in space but also time... Like 30 years back in time. Kids play outside by themselves, there are block parties, stores are closed on Sunday. It's pretty idyllic!

We live in a great family area. There is no crime, the schools are high rated, the community has a small town feel even though we're a part of Harris County (Houston, TX). Downtown is a few minutes away and that's where the zoo, museums, great restaurants are.

Oh I forgot to mention all the kid friendly places here. We have the natural history museum, aquarium, discovery gateway, all kinds of splash parks, farmer's markets, skiing, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and all manner of outdoor activities. It may sound like I'm trying to recruit you, and that's because I am! Oh and unlike some other beautiful, but rather remote places you may be considering, we also have lots of music, a basketball team and lots of other cultural events. There's nothing more fun than free summer music in the park!

park slope is where all the manhattanites move once they have kids because the public schools are good. our neighborhood is extremely young family friendly, so yes it is a good place to raise kids even if most people don't have a yard!