Townleap

Best Cities for Families

PISA scores, international schools, daycare costs, and safety — the stuff that matters when you're relocating with kids.

1.
🇩🇪

Leipzig

Germany

safety 86/100, $800/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$800/mo rent$2164/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers214 Mbps
88score
2.
🇩🇪

Stuttgart

Germany

safety 88/100, $1157/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1157/mo rent$2638/mo total0.3 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers224 Mbps
85score
3.
🇫🇮

Helsinki

Finland

safety 89/100, $1210/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1210/mo rent$2368/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy72°F summers227 MbpsCoastal
85score
4.
🇹🇼

Taipei

Taiwan

safety 91/100, $735/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$735/mo rent$1567/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy90°F summers142 Mbps
84score
5.
🇩🇪

Cologne

Germany

safety 85/100, $1171/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1171/mo rent$2657/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers189 Mbps
83score
6.
🇦🇹

Graz

Austria

safety 87/100, $772/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$772/mo rent$2309/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers
82score
7.
🇰🇷

Seoul

South Korea

safety 82/100, $871/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$871/mo rent$1960/mo total0.5 homicides/100k82°F summers182 MbpsMountains
82score
8.
🇨🇭

Lugano

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $1813/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1813/mo rent$4101/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summers306 Mbps
81score
9.
🇸🇪

Gothenburg

Sweden

safety 85/100, $1080/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1080/mo rent$2319/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy66°F summers163 MbpsCoastal
81score
10.
🇵🇹

Porto

Portugal

safety 83/100, $1297/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1297/mo rent$2319/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy73°F summers226 MbpsCoastal
80score
11.
🇨🇭

Lausanne

Switzerland

safety 91/100, $2058/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$2058/mo rent$4091/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers465 Mbps
79score
12.
🇪🇪

Tallinn

Estonia

safety 85/100, $816/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$816/mo rent$2239/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers112 MbpsCoastal
79score
13.
🇫🇷

Marseille

France

safety 75/100, $902/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$902/mo rent$2277/mo total1.6 homicides/100k81°F summers169 MbpsCoastal
79score
14.
🇳🇴

Oslo

Norway

safety 91/100, $2004/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$2004/mo rent$3996/mo total0.1 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers258 MbpsCoastal
79score
15.
🇳🇿

Dunedin

New Zealand

safety 88/100, $991/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$991/mo rent$2121/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy64°F summersCoastal
79score
16.
🇸🇮

Ljubljana

Slovenia

safety 86/100, $1118/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1118/mo rent$2422/mo total0.6 homicides/100k81°F summers130 Mbps
79score
17.
🇨🇦

Montreal

Canada

safety 83/100, $1309/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1309/mo rent$2541/mo total2.3 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers112 Mbps
78score
18.
🇨🇭

Lucerne

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $2173/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$2173/mo rent$4445/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers412 Mbps
78score
19.
🇨🇿

Prague

Czech Republic

safety 83/100, $1228/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1228/mo rent$2457/mo total2.0 homicides/100kFull democracy73°F summers137 Mbps
78score
20.
🇫🇷

Lyon

France

safety 76/100, $972/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$972/mo rent$2400/mo total1.6 homicides/100k79°F summers146 Mbps
78score
21.
🇸🇪

Malmo

Sweden

safety 84/100, $1092/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1092/mo rent$2397/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
78score
22.
🇦🇹

Vienna

Austria

safety 87/100, $1303/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1303/mo rent$2865/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers101 Mbps
77score
23.
🇩🇪

Berlin

Germany

safety 85/100, $1550/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1550/mo rent$3055/mo total1.2 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers128 Mbps
77score
24.
🇩🇰

Copenhagen

Denmark

safety 90/100, $1970/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1970/mo rent$3504/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers245 MbpsCoastal
77score
25.
🇪🇸

Tenerife

Spain

safety 89/100, $1217/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1217/mo rent$2443/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summersCoastalMountains
77score
26.
🇵🇹

Lisbon

Portugal

safety 83/100, $1616/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1616/mo rent$2731/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summers238 MbpsCoastal
77score
27.
🇷🇴

Bucharest

Romania

$668/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$668/mo rent$1690/mo total1.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime86°F summers255 Mbps
77score
28.
🇸🇪

Stockholm

Sweden

safety 85/100, $1816/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1816/mo rent$3443/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers190 MbpsCoastal
77score
29.
🇪🇸

Bilbao

Spain

safety 84/100, $1259/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1259/mo rent$2503/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summersCoastal
76score
30.
🇵🇱

Krakow

Poland

safety 82/100, $976/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$976/mo rent$2065/mo total0.4 homicides/100k73°F summers88 Mbps
76score
31.
🇩🇪

Frankfurt

Germany

safety 82/100, $1358/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1358/mo rent$2986/mo total2.7 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers
75score
32.
🇩🇪

Hamburg

Germany

safety 85/100, $1359/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1359/mo rent$2855/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers96 Mbps
75score
33.
🇬🇷

Athens

Greece

safety 76/100, $737/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$737/mo rent$1935/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy90°F summers98 MbpsCoastal
75score
34.
🇯🇵

Tokyo

Japan

safety 90/100, $1359/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1359/mo rent$2386/mo total0.2 homicides/100kFull democracy82°F summers53 MbpsCoastal
75score
35.
🇳🇱

Rotterdam

Netherlands

safety 89/100, $1805/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1805/mo rent$3421/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers141 MbpsCoastal
75score
36.
🇳🇱

The Hague

Netherlands

safety 90/100, $1548/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1548/mo rent$2892/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers99 MbpsCoastal
75score
37.
🇸🇰

Kosice

Slovakia

safety 79/100, $965/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$965/mo rent$2072/mo total1.1 homicides/100k79°F summers85 Mbps
75score
38.
🇦🇹

Salzburg

Austria

safety 88/100, $1537/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1537/mo rent$3163/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers
74score
39.
🇨🇦

Toronto

Canada

safety 81/100, $1659/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1659/mo rent$3053/mo total2.3 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers125 Mbps
74score
40.
🇨🇭

Bern

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $1960/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1960/mo rent$3935/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summers
74score
41.
🇩🇪

Munich

Germany

safety 89/100, $1678/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1678/mo rent$3328/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy72°F summers92 Mbps
74score
42.
🇪🇸

Seville

Spain

safety 85/100, $980/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$980/mo rent$2003/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy93°F summers
74score
43.
🇪🇸

Valencia

Spain

safety 85/100, $1429/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1429/mo rent$2574/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy84°F summers99 MbpsCoastal
74score
44.
🇫🇷

Paris

France

safety 77/100, $1604/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1604/mo rent$3039/mo total1.1 homicides/100k75°F summers173 Mbps
74score
45.
🇵🇱

Warsaw

Poland

safety 81/100, $1224/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1224/mo rent$2385/mo total0.7 homicides/100k73°F summers109 Mbps
74score
46.
🇵🇹

Faro

Portugal

safety 83/100, $1077/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1077/mo rent$2085/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy82°F summers49 MbpsCoastal
74score
47.
🇵🇹

Lagos

Portugal

safety 82/100, $1233/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1233/mo rent$2326/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy82°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
74score
48.
🇸🇰

Bratislava

Slovakia

safety 80/100, $1118/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1118/mo rent$2213/mo total1.1 homicides/100k81°F summers99 Mbps
74score
49.
🇨🇦

Vancouver

Canada

safety 81/100, $1925/mo rent, full democracy. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1925/mo rent$3329/mo total2.3 homicides/100kFull democracy70°F summers183 MbpsCoastalMountains
73score
50.
🇨🇭

Basel

Switzerland

safety 91/100, $2060/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$2060/mo rent$4205/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers
73score
51.
🇪🇸

Malaga

Spain

safety 86/100, $1392/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1392/mo rent$2531/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy84°F summersCoastal
73score
52.
🇫🇷

Montpellier

France

safety 76/100, $930/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$930/mo rent$2160/mo total1.3 homicides/100k86°F summersCoastal
73score
53.
🇫🇷

Nice

France

safety 77/100, $1142/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1142/mo rent$2549/mo total1.3 homicides/100k82°F summersCoastal
73score
54.
🇭🇺

Budapest

Hungary

safety 78/100, $918/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$918/mo rent$1964/mo total0.7 homicides/100k79°F summers80 Mbps
73score
55.
🇮🇳

Bangalore

India

$324/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$324/mo rent$731/mo total2.8 homicides/100k82°F summers94 Mbps
73score
56.
🇮🇳

Goa

India

$167/mo rent. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$167/mo rent$562/mo total2.8 homicides/100k84°F summers80 MbpsCoastal
73score
57.
🇲🇾

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

$690/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$690/mo rent$1373/mo total1.0 homicides/100k90°F summers135 Mbps
73score
58.
🇵🇹

Funchal

Portugal

safety 85/100, $1568/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1568/mo rent$2610/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy75°F summersCoastalMountains
73score
59.
🇪🇸

Madrid

Spain

safety 87/100, $1498/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1498/mo rent$2740/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy88°F summers94 Mbps
72score
60.
🇮🇹

Bologna

Italy

safety 80/100, $1130/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1130/mo rent$2618/mo total0.6 homicides/100k88°F summers
72score
61.
🇦🇹

Innsbruck

Austria

safety 88/100, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers
71score
62.
🇦🇺

Perth

Australia

safety 86/100, $1821/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1821/mo rent$3036/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy84°F summersCoastal
71score
63.
🇨🇭

Zurich

Switzerland

safety 92/100, $3006/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$3006/mo rent$5247/mo total0.5 homicides/100kFull democracy73°F summers213 Mbps
70score
64.
🇪🇸

Barcelona

Spain

safety 83/100, $1712/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1712/mo rent$2918/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summers84 MbpsCoastal
70score
65.
🇬🇧

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

safety 86/100, $1620/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1620/mo rent$3282/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy63°F summers89 MbpsCoastal
70score
66.
🇬🇧

Manchester

United Kingdom

safety 82/100, $1703/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1703/mo rent$3165/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers102 Mbps
70score
67.
🇭🇷

Split

Croatia

safety 78/100, $1077/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1077/mo rent$2392/mo total0.8 homicides/100k86°F summersCoastalMountains
70score
68.
🇮🇪

Cork

Ireland

safety 90/100, $2005/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$2005/mo rent$3537/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy66°F summersCoastal
70score
69.
🇮🇹

Rome

Italy

safety 81/100, $1355/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$1355/mo rent$2626/mo total0.5 homicides/100k86°F summers75 MbpsCoastal
70score
70.
🇷🇸

Belgrade

Serbia

$904/mo rent, extremely safe. Your relocation spreadsheet approves.

$904/mo rent$1971/mo total1.0 homicides/100k81°F summers68 Mbps
70score
71.
🇮🇹

Florence

Italy

safety 81/100, $1316/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1316/mo rent$2811/mo total0.5 homicides/100k86°F summers46 MbpsMountains
69score
72.
🇹🇭

Chiang Mai

Thailand

$463/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$463/mo rent$1062/mo total4.8 homicides/100k88°F summers143 MbpsMountains
69score
73.
🇦🇷

Buenos Aires

Argentina

$767/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$767/mo rent$1992/mo total4.3 homicides/100k81°F summers55 Mbps
68score
74.
🇦🇺

Sydney

Australia

safety 87/100, $2506/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2506/mo rent$3911/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers114 MbpsCoastal
68score
75.
🇮🇹

Milan

Italy

safety 80/100, $1737/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1737/mo rent$3311/mo total0.5 homicides/100k82°F summers90 MbpsMountains
68score
76.
🇦🇺

Gold Coast

Australia

safety 85/100, $2267/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2267/mo rent$3764/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy82°F summersCoastal
67score
77.
🇨🇭

Geneva

Switzerland

safety 91/100, $2887/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2887/mo rent$5164/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy79°F summers122 Mbps
67score
78.
🇬🇧

Brighton

United Kingdom

safety 81/100, $1894/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1894/mo rent$3465/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summersCoastal
67score
79.
🇳🇱

Amsterdam

Netherlands

safety 89/100, $2602/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2602/mo rent$4279/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy68°F summers122 MbpsCoastal
67score
80.
🇬🇪

Batumi

Georgia

$461/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$461/mo rent$1171/mo total2.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime79°F summers32 MbpsCoastalMountains
66score
81.
🇵🇦

Boquete

Panama

$725/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$725/mo rent$1233/mo total12.5 homicides/100k75°F summersMountains
66score
82.
🇮🇩

Bali

Indonesia

$1082/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1082/mo rent$1727/mo total0.3 homicides/100k84°F summers36 MbpsCoastal
65score
83.
🇦🇲

Yerevan

Armenia

$680/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$680/mo rent$1287/mo total2.2 homicides/100kHybrid regime93°F summers65 MbpsMountains
64score
84.
🇨🇷

Tamarindo

Costa Rica

$950/mo rent, full democracy. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$950/mo rent$1105/mo total17.7 homicides/100kFull democracy86°F summers187 MbpsCoastal
64score
85.
🇮🇪

Dublin

Ireland

safety 87/100, $2522/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2522/mo rent$4149/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy64°F summers91 MbpsCoastal
64score
86.
🇻🇳

Da Nang

Vietnam

$475/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$475/mo rent$868/mo total1.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime93°F summers245 MbpsCoastal
64score
87.
🇨🇷

Atenas

Costa Rica

$650/mo rent, full democracy. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$650/mo rent$805/mo total17.7 homicides/100kFull democracy81°F summersMountains
63score
88.
🇬🇪

Tbilisi

Georgia

$681/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$681/mo rent$1488/mo total2.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime84°F summers45 Mbps
63score
89.
🇸🇬

Singapore

Singapore

safety 87/100, $2696/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2696/mo rent$3915/mo total0.1 homicides/100k88°F summers279 MbpsCoastal
63score
90.
🇹🇭

Phuket

Thailand

$708/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$708/mo rent$1511/mo total4.8 homicides/100k88°F summersCoastal
63score
91.
🇨🇷

San Jose

Costa Rica

$998/mo rent, full democracy. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$998/mo rent$1957/mo total17.7 homicides/100kFull democracy77°F summers82 MbpsMountains
62score
92.
🇹🇭

Bangkok

Thailand

$703/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$703/mo rent$1435/mo total4.8 homicides/100k91°F summers77 Mbps
62score
93.
🇰🇿

Almaty

Kazakhstan

$756/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$756/mo rent$1598/mo total2.6 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime82°F summers133 MbpsMountains
61score
94.
🇲🇦

Marrakech

Morocco

$495/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$495/mo rent$1066/mo total1.7 homicides/100kHybrid regime95°F summers
61score
95.
🇨🇳

Shanghai

China

$907/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$907/mo rent$1552/mo total0.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime88°F summers281 MbpsCoastal
60score
96.
🇹🇷

Istanbul

Turkey

$1070/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1070/mo rent$1964/mo total2.6 homicides/100kHybrid regime82°F summers51 MbpsCoastal
59score
97.
🇧🇷

Florianopolis

Brazil

$627/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$627/mo rent$1318/mo total20.6 homicides/100k84°F summersCoastal
58score
98.
🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

$661/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$661/mo rent$1448/mo total20.6 homicides/100k88°F summers143 MbpsCoastal
58score
99.
🇨🇳

Beijing

China

$1059/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1059/mo rent$1681/mo total0.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime88°F summers204 Mbps
58score
100.
🇨🇴

Medellin

Colombia

$703/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$703/mo rent$1505/mo total25.3 homicides/100k79°F summers79 MbpsMountains
58score
101.
🇬🇧

London

United Kingdom

safety 82/100, $3000/mo rent, full democracy, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$3000/mo rent$4987/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy72°F summers87 Mbps
58score
102.
🇵🇦

Panama City

Panama

$1059/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1059/mo rent$1824/mo total12.5 homicides/100k84°F summers31 MbpsCoastal
58score
103.
🇺🇸

Seattle

United States

$2442/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2442/mo rent$4233/mo total6.8 homicides/100k75°F summers185 MbpsCoastal
58score
104.
🇺🇿

Tashkent

Uzbekistan

$609/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$609/mo rent$1132/mo total1.4 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime95°F summers83 Mbps
58score
105.
🇭🇰

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

safety 79/100, $2225/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2225/mo rent$3363/mo total0.4 homicides/100kHybrid regime86°F summersCoastal
57score
106.
🇲🇽

Cancun

Mexico

$737/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$737/mo rent$1796/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime90°F summers142 MbpsCoastal
57score
107.
🇺🇸

Tucson

United States

$1322/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1322/mo rent$2486/mo total6.7 homicides/100k99°F summers
57score
108.
🇨🇳

Shenzhen

China

$743/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$743/mo rent$1360/mo total0.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime88°F summers
56score
109.
🇲🇽

Ajijic

Mexico

$879/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$879/mo rent$1516/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime79°F summers
56score
110.
🇲🇽

Merida

Mexico

$601/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$601/mo rent$1509/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime93°F summers
55score
111.
🇺🇸

Kansas City

United States

$1395/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1395/mo rent$2917/mo total27.6 homicides/100k88°F summers
54score
112.
🇲🇽

San Miguel de Allende

Mexico

$1106/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1106/mo rent$1943/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime79°F summers
53score
113.
🇺🇸

Honolulu

United States

$2703/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2703/mo rent$4701/mo total1.5 homicides/100k86°F summersCoastal
53score
114.
🇺🇸

Las Vegas

United States

$1587/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1587/mo rent$3005/mo total8.7 homicides/100k102°F summers
53score
115.
🇺🇸

Los Angeles

United States

$2839/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2839/mo rent$4596/mo total7.0 homicides/100k82°F summers176 MbpsCoastal
53score
116.
🇺🇸

New York

United States

$4281/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$4281/mo rent$6225/mo total3.9 homicides/100k82°F summers162 MbpsCoastal
53score
117.
🇿🇦

Cape Town

South Africa

$1026/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1026/mo rent$2007/mo total45.5 homicides/100k75°F summers53 MbpsCoastalMountains
53score
118.
🇺🇸

San Francisco

United States

$3413/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$3413/mo rent$5242/mo total4.4 homicides/100k70°F summers181 MbpsCoastal
52score
119.
🇪🇬

Cairo

Egypt

$215/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$215/mo rent$696/mo total1.3 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime95°F summers26 Mbps
51score
120.
🇲🇽

Playa del Carmen

Mexico

$1068/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1068/mo rent$1999/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime90°F summersCoastal
51score
121.
🇺🇸

Chicago

United States

$2388/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2388/mo rent$3935/mo total17.5 homicides/100k81°F summers180 Mbps
51score
122.
🇺🇸

Phoenix

United States

$1787/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1787/mo rent$3401/mo total8.4 homicides/100k104°F summers
50score
123.
🇲🇽

Mexico City

Mexico

$1173/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1173/mo rent$2132/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime75°F summers33 MbpsMountains
49score
124.
🇲🇽

Puerto Vallarta

Mexico

$1435/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1435/mo rent$2510/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime86°F summersCoastal
49score
125.
🇲🇽

Tulum

Mexico

$1045/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1045/mo rent$1719/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime90°F summers41 MbpsCoastal
48score
126.
🇮🇱

Haifa

Israel

$1054/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1054/mo rent$2791/mo total1.6 homicides/100k84°F summers63 MbpsCoastalMountains
46score
127.
🇺🇸

Miami

United States

$3010/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$3010/mo rent$4596/mo total6.1 homicides/100k90°F summersCoastal
45score
128.
🇮🇱

Jerusalem

Israel

$1920/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1920/mo rent$3607/mo total1.6 homicides/100k84°F summers88 MbpsMountains
40score
129.
🇦🇪

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

$2288/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2288/mo rent$3644/mo total0.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime106°F summers378 MbpsCoastal
39score
130.
🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg

Russia

$908/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$908/mo rent$1793/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime70°F summersCoastal
38score
131.
🇮🇱

Tel Aviv

Israel

$2194/mo rent, extremely safe. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$2194/mo rent$4083/mo total1.6 homicides/100k84°F summers92 MbpsCoastal
37score
132.
🇷🇺

Moscow

Russia

$1499/mo rent. Compromises exist, but the bones are solid.

$1499/mo rent$2574/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime72°F summers
33score
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Top 5 cities for families?▾

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