With the economy still in recovery, people are delaying buying a home and more families are continuing to rent across the country. To take the guess work out of finding the perfect home, Rent.com has created the Top 25 Cities for Renters Raising Families and Bedford, NH came in at #19. See all the reasons Bedford is a great city for families, below.
With the help of Onboard Informatics, a data and technology company, Rent.com looked at cities with low crime rates, high school scores, high percentage of family households, high rental inventory and more (see full methodology, below).
19. Bedford, NH
· Population: 21,368
· Median Household Income: $123,704
· Median Rent 2BR: $1,456
· Percentage Family Households: 77%
· Total Crime Risk: 5
· Great School Rate: 9.7
Bedford, a suburb of Manchester, is a quintessential New England town that puts heavy emphasis on education and growth. Many of its highly educated residents are employed in areas of tech—it is even home to Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway.
Five miles from Manchester, the largest city in the state, there is no shortage of family-friendly activities for the residents of Bedford. Everything from museums to sports arenas and shopping is within reach.
Top 25 Cities for Renters Raising Families:
1. Livingston, NJ
2. Ladera Ranch, CA
3. Tenafly, NJ
4. Millburn, NJ
5. Yorba Linda, CA
6. Darien, CT
7. El Dorado Hills, CA
8. Evans, GA
9. Ridgewood, NJ
10. Mount Juliet, TN
11. Westfield, NJ
12. Wilton, CT
13. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
14. Los Altos, CA
15. New Providence, NJ
16. Peachtree City, GA
17. Highlands Ranch, CO
18. New Canaan, CT
19. Bedford, NH
20. Smithtown, NY
21. River Edge, NJ
22. Scotch Plains, NJ
23. Olive Branch, MS
24. Ridgefield, CT
25. Wellesley, MA
Methodology: Rent.com has assembled the Top 25 Cities for Renters Raising Families with the help of New York based Onboard Informatics ©2014, the premier data and technology company. All demographic data provided by Onboard Informatics is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This list is based on cities and towns with a high concentration of family households (greater than 70 percent), population greater than 10,000 and a median household income of $50K or more. Rental data and median rental rates based on Rent.com data; cities with less than 1,000 rental dwellings were eliminated. Family-friendly criteria that were considered included affordable rental rate, low crime rates and high school scores. Cities with high weather risk (risk of tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.) and crime risk greater than the national average were eliminated from the ranking. In addition, the average Public School Test Score Copyright © 2014 GreatSchools.net rating for each city was calculated based on the test score performance of each school and based on a scale of 1-10.
*This number represents an index score where 100= National Average. For example 200 would indicate a crime risk that is twice the national average whereas as a score of 50 indicates that the crime risk for this area is 1⁄2 the national average.
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