Business Week Ranks Oakland, NJ As One Of The Top 50 Best Places To Raise Kids!!!!

Great Places to Raise Kids—for Less

Oakland, NJ - No. 43

Echelon, N.J.? Arapahoe, Neb.? Lackland, Tex.? You've probably never heard of most of the small towns that make up BusinessWeek.com's 2007 list of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids. And there's a reason: Tight-knit communities like to stay private.
Working with national real estate researcher OnBoard in New York City, BW came up with a list of 50 places in the U.S. that offer kids—and their parents—the right combination of safety, community, and education. Whether you're expecting your first-born or preparing your kids for college, our list weighs the five criteria every parent should consider when choosing a new home: test scores, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities, number of schools, and risk of crime.

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