Elgin is the best ever!

May 22nd, 2008

According to Best Life magazine, Elgin is the 52nd best place in the US to raise a family. Woo hoo! They looked at 257 American cities total–Honolulu is #1 and Clarkesville, Tennessee came in dead last.

Here’s how other Illinois cities stacked up:
17. Naperville
19. Springfield
52. Elgin
60. Chicago

I’m not sure if I trust the ratings though because #32 is Las Vegas. Why would Vegas rank higher than Elgin? More casinos?

5 Responses to “Elgin is the best ever!”

Chris B. on May 22, 2008 11:46 pm
I would imagine there is more to vegas than casinos. The city probably spends a lot per pupil.
Jessica on May 23, 2008 1:28 pm
Yeah…that was my attempt at being funny. I don’t know much at all about Vegas.
elginite on May 25, 2008 1:36 am
That’s awesome. 52nd in the whole country is not bad at all. It’s surprising to see Springfield up there at 19, just two slots behind Naperville. But bottom line is that there are only four Illinois cities on the top 100 list, and Elgin is one of them. Break out the champagne.
elginite on May 25, 2008 1:41 am
Also nice that we beat:
Seattle
Denver
Tucson
Chicago
Atlanta
San Antonio
Portland
Forth Worth

etc. many other cities, which are REALLY nice cities and great places to visit and also to raise a family.
jessica on May 27, 2008 9:43 am
I just realized something–I’ve lived in three cities in Illinois during my life and all three are listed here as best places to raise a family!

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