KTSM
By Lauren Zimmerman - Web Producer
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 12:00pm
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS- Friendswood, Texas has been named #5 on the list of 10 best towns for families in the United States, according to Family Circle magazine.
Friendswood is the only town in Texas to receive this designation.
Family Circle initially assembled a list of 2,500 cities and towns with populations between 15,000 and 150,000. and assessed which places best met the family-friendly criteria- including low crime rate, affordable homes, quality schools, financial stability, access to health care, green space and volunteerism.
Rounding out the top ten are :
1. St. Charles, Illinois
2. Peachtree City, Georgia
3. Liberty, Missouri
4. Fairhope, Alabama
5. Friendswood, TX
6. Novi, Michigan
7. Trumbull, Connecticut
8. Germantown, Wisconsin
9. Oviedo, Florida
10. Maple Valley, Washington
The article describes Friendswood as a community rich with academic ambition, support for our kids, beautiful neighborhoods, and specifically cited Friendswood’s new Veterans Memorial adjacent to City Hall as an example of one of the community’s “good deeds”.
