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A city in Illinois was named “Best City in the US for Single Dads”
Father's Day is just around the corner and a city in Illinois was ranked as the #1 city in the entire US for single dads, what about this place here in the Land of Lincoln that makes it great for single dads? Here is what they discovered...
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According to a ranking from Lawnstarter.com, Naperville, Illinois, which is a giant western suburb of the city of Chicago, was just ranked as the number one city in the United States for single dads. Naperville comes in first ahead of cities like Overland Park, Kansas in second, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota in third, in the rankings they said...
"We compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities on 36 key indicators of an ideal environment for solo dads and their kids. Some examples include child care costs, public schools quality, and access to parks. "
So how did Naperville rank? Well, Naperville came in first because it ranked 2nd in the country for affordability, 8th in the country for health and education, and 1st place for home and outdoors.
What about our listeners on the other side of the Mississippi River? Well, the highest-ranking city for single dads in Missouri is Kansas City in 48th place, to see the full list of rankings just click here!
I can't imagine the struggles of being a single parent, with so much responsibility and so much pressure, it is great to see a ranking like this to help out a single parent who may be looking for a new place to raise their family.
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