The website had experts look into 115 cities and applied a 21-key metric to find out which cities are the best and worst for families looking to settle in Florida. The metrics range from housing affordability to school-system quality and general affordability.
Overall, the categories that were looked into were Family Life & Fun, Education, Health & Safety, Affordability, and Socioeconomic Environment.
Parkland, and all its 13 square
According to the metrics, Parkland ranks highest in the Socioeconomic Environment category — which means it has the lowest percentage of families living under the poverty level.
Of course, the median income for a household in Parkland is $177,072, according to 2008 estimates, while the estimated median house value is $873,176. Per-capita income for Parkland is $41,896.
Parkland also came out on top in the "lowest violent crime rate" category. Not bad for a city with a population of 28,131. According to WalletHub, Parkland also has the second lowest divorce rate in Florida.
Source: WalletHub
Last year, WalletHub conducted a similar study that found Fort Lauderdale as the worst city for families in the entire country.
Back in January, New Times ranked all 30 cities in Broward County, albeit with a different methodology.
While Fort Lauderdale ended up ranking at number one, Parkland came in at 20 out of 30.
Here's what New Times said about Parkland:
20. ParklandTiny city and many horses aside, Parkland is the city to move into for a family looking to move to Florida. At least according to people who use data and information.
Pros: With reportedly only 0.85 violent crimes and 9.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents, it's the safest city in all of Florida!
Cons: It's crazy tiny! Thirteen square miles? No wonder it's got a low crime rate. Criminals don't even know it's there. Also, horses. Horses everywhere. So. Many. Damn. Horses.
Bottom line: TINY! HORSES!