Omaha named No. 1 spot to raise kids

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120529/NEWS01/120529588#omaha-named-no-1-spot-to-raise-kids

Published Tuesday May 29, 2012

See mom, it's OK to call Omaha home. At least that's what Kiplinger.com posted.

The personal finance magazine has recognized Omaha as one of the Top 10 Great Cities to Raise Your Kids. The very top spot, in fact.

Omaha was named the No. 1 spot to raise kids because it offers areas that boasted high household incomes relative to living costs, low crime rates and a large percentage of families with children under 18, according to Kiplinger.

Kiplinger.com then analyzed educational and fun factors and selected the cities that have it all.

Here's Kiplinger's top 10:

FULL story at link.

[shcrane71]

1. Tell that to the people living in North Omaha.

Douglas County also has one of the largest rates of STD's in the nation. Unusually high infant mortality in its African American community. Large amounts of unemployment in the northeast side. Police beatings caught on tape. And it has at least 20 shooting deaths per shooting season. Good thing it has two emergency rooms capable of handling gunshot wounds. I hear from ER docs this is almost unheard of in cities of Omaha's size.