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Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

BusinessWeek: Warner Robins still best place in Georgia to raise kids

BusinessWeek magazine again named Warner Robins one of the “best places to raise your kids.”

Warner Robins, which also was on the list last year, was chosen as the best place to live in Georgia, beating out runners-up Valdosta and Roswell, according to the BusinessWeek Web site.

Rankings were calculated based on school performance, number of schools, household expenditures, crime rates, air quality, job growth, family income, museums, parks, theaters, other amenities and diversity. Affordability, safety and school test scores held the most weight.

To qualify, towns must have at least 45,000 residents and a median income of between $40,000 and $125,000. BusinessWeek — along with OnBoard Informatics, a New-York based provider of real estate analysis — calculated the rankings.

A picture of Dalton Carriker, who hit the winning home run in the 2007 Little League World Series, is featured on the BusinessWeek Web site.