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Kenmore, WA Ranked in Top 10 Cities for Families

FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES KENMORE!

Family Circle Magazine recently announced its top 10 towns and cities for families in the U.S.. Kenmore, WA, and our fair city was among them. We are ranked with:

Rockwall, Texas
Evans, Georgia
Sherwood, Oregon
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Edina, Minnesota
Noblesville, Indiana
Perrysburg, Ohio
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Here’s a snippet from a June 30th press release from the City of Kenmore regarding this honor:

June 30, 2009, NEW YORK—Family Circle today announced the results of its exclusive survey to identify the best TOWNS AND CITIES across the country FOR FAMILIES. The communities featured in the magazine’s annual roundup of perfect places to call home combine affordable housing, good neighbors, green spaces and A+ public school systems. The results of the comprehensive survey appear in Family Circle’s August 2009 issue, on newsstands July 7th.

If you’d like to read more about how Family Circle arrived at its choices I would encourage you to read these articles written by other local bloggers and journalists:

Bothell Reporter/Kenmore Reporter – Kenmore takes Family Circle Top – 10 honors

Kenmoreblog.net – Kenmore named by Family Circle Magazine as one of the 10 best towns for families

And in the interest of a different perspective, here’s an article questioning the premise and purpose of such rankings. I think it’s worth reading:

Strollerderby – Family Circle names 10 best towns for upper-middle-class white families

It’s obvious that the local media and city officials are more than a little excited about Kenmore’s recognition. As a resident and Realtor® I like living here. Kenmore has an excellent physical location at the north end of Lake Washington, easy access to several large highways, a growing business community and a local government committed to moving Kenmore into the 21st Century. Nothing like a pat on the back!

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