Silver Spring, Maryland, is the best place to live for families, according to a new list from Fortune. Chantilly, Virginia, ranks No. 3 on this year鈥檚 list.
It is the second year in a row Silver Spring has topped the global business magazine’s third-annual list of Best Places to Live for Families. Iowa City, Iowa, is the only city that has made Fortune鈥檚 top 50 list all three years, coming in at No. 24 this year.
This year鈥檚 list paid close attention to the needs of multigenerational families. It looked for cities where those families are likely to have access to great schools, highly recommended hospitals, affordable housing, resources for older adults and a strong sense of community.
鈥淎s a growing number of people find themselves in the sandwich generation 鈥� squeezed between caring for kids and aging parents 鈥� they are increasingly looking for communities that support the needs of caregivers and multigenerational families,鈥� said Jennifer Fields, Fortune Well editor.
鈥淚n our research, the cities that rose to the top were those that had a range of resources and amenities that appeal to their oldest and youngest residents,鈥� she said.
Fortune Well is Fortune鈥檚 health and wellness hub. It worked with several data partners, including CVS Health, Caring.com, Healthgrades, Ineedana.com, Shareware, and WitLytic to rank cities on nearly 200 data categories.
Here are Fortune’s 10 Best Places to Live for Families:
- Silver Spring, Maryland
- Township of Upper Merion, Pennsylvania
- Chantilly, Virginia
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Mason, Ohio
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Lafayette, Colorado
- Overland Park, Kansas
- Morristown, New Jersey
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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