Folsom ranks second in best place to raise a family on West Coast

Folsom came in at #2 in a rating of the best cities to live on the West Coast.  The rating was compiled by the website Smart Asset. 150 cities were ranked. Nine of the top 10 were California cities. The only other Sacramento area city in the top 25 was Elk Grove at #14.

The list used 10 factors to determine the best place to raise a family.

• housing costs as a percent of income,
• annual cost of childcare,
• percent of residents under age 19,
• average math proficiency,
• average reading proficiency,
• high school graduation rate,
• average spending per pupil,
• poverty rate,
• unemployment rate
• crime rate.

From the list:

Housing costs in Folsom equal just 19% of household income on average, a metric for which Folsom comes in second. It also has the fourth-lowest poverty rate in this study. While a relatively low percentage of the population is under 19, Folsom’s high school graduation rate is 89.53%. That’s the eighth-highest rate of all 150 cities we ranked.

Bay Area cities dominated the top 10, with 7 cities and the #1 city, San Ramon.