Monday, November 1, 2010

Manitowoc #2 on Forbes 'Best Small Cities to Raise a Family'


Other Wisconsin communities placing in the top 15.
5.  Marshfield
6.  Stevens Point
14.   Fond du Lac

Link to November 1 Sheboygan Press article, "Officials: Forbes ranking of Manitowoc as No. 2 small city to raise a family is beneficial".

Excerpt: The 126 cities that met the criteria then were ranked on commute time, percentage of adults age 25 and older who had at least a high school degree, median household income, the rate of home ownership and housing affordability. The report was released Oct. 25.

"This goes to show that we have a quality education structure — both public and private, K-12, University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc, (Lakeshore Technical College) and Silver Lake College — a pro-business attitude, a very clean and safe community with opportunities for families to improve their overall quality of life," said Mayor Justin Nickels
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Not to mention a great public library!

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