7. Pittsburgh, Pa.

America's Best Places to Raise a Family

Cost-of-Living Rank: 22

Crime Rate Rank: 9

Commuting Rank: 72

Household Income Rank: 79

Home Ownership Rank: 15

Homeowner Costs Rank: 12

Education Rank: 7

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The Best Places ... The best places for families are safe, affordable and have a record of student achievement. To find the top 10 best places, Forbes ranked the 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in seven categories: the cost of living, the prevalence of home ownership, median household income, housing costs, commute time, crime and the percentage of young adults that graduate high school.

Is your city among the top 10? Read on to find out.

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10. Buffalo-Niag... Cost-of-Living Rank: 4

Crime Rate Rank: 36

Commuting Rank: 4

Household Income Rank: 82

Home Ownership Rank: 64

Homeowner Costs Rank: 23

Education Rank: 12

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9. Albany-Schene... Cost-of-Living Rank: 45

Crime Rate Rank: 17

Commuting Rank: 23

Household Income Rank: 30

Home Ownership Rank: 68

Homeowner Costs Rank: 33

Education Rank: 8

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8. Knoxville, Te... Cost-of-Living Rank: 33

Crime Rate Rank: 55

Commuting Rank: 7

Household Income Rank: 89

Home Ownership Rank: 21

Homeowner Costs Rank: 3

Education Rank: 10

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7. Pittsburgh, P... Cost-of-Living Rank: 22

Crime Rate Rank: 9

Commuting Rank: 72

Household Income Rank: 79

Home Ownership Rank: 15

Homeowner Costs Rank: 12

Education Rank: 7

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6. Ogden-Clearfi... Cost-of-Living Rank: 31

Crime Rate Rank: 16

Commuting Rank: 61

Household Income Rank: 21

Home Ownership Rank: 1

Homeowner Costs Rank: 38

Education Rank: 35

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5. Provo-Orem, U... Cost-of-Living Rank: 34

Crime Rate Rank: 6

Commuting Rank: 44

Household Income Rank: 28

Home Ownership Rank: 16

Homeowner Costs Rank: 52

Education Rank: 1

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4. Syracuse, N.Y... Cost-of-Living Rank: 11

Crime Rate Rank: 13

Commuting Rank: 9

Household Income Rank: 72

Home Ownership Rank: 47

Homeowner Costs Rank: 20

Education Rank: 6

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3. Rochester, N.... Cost-of-Living Rank: 6

Crime Rate Rank: 18

Commuting Rank: 6

Household Income Rank: 57

Home Ownership Rank: 28

Homeowner Costs Rank: 40

Education Rank: 20

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2. Harrisburg-Ca... Cost-of-Living Rank: 24

Crime Rate Rank: 10

Commuting Rank: 26

Household Income Rank: 40

Home Ownership Rank: 25

Homeowner Costs Rank: 15

Education Rank: 25

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1. Des Moines-We... Cost-of-Living Rank: 21

Crime Rate Rank: 28

Commuting Rank: 3

Household Income Rank: 32

Home Ownership Rank: 8

Homeowner Costs Rank: 26

Education Rank: 4

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The Most Livable... Click here for a look at America's top 10 most livable cities.