O’Fallon Ranked 3rd Best City in Illinois to Raise a Family

NEWS FROM O’FALLON CITY HALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O’Fallon, Illinois – Mayor Gary L. Graham is pleased to announce that O’Fallon was recently listed as the 3rd best city in Illinois to raise a family. The ranking appeared on the travel blog website, www.onlyinyourstate.com.

“It is an honor to be ranked as one of the top communities in Illinois in which to raise a family,” said Mayor Graham. “O’Fallon is a great place in which to live, work and play, and this ranking is just another measure of that.”

The rankings were based on safety, quality of education, and family-friendly amenities.

OnlyInYourState.com author, Laura Meli, had this to say about O’Fallon, “O’Fallon is an affordable, pretty town with a strong community. Along with good schools and a nice library, kids will enjoy the parks and pool.”

O’Fallon (3rd) and Edwardsville (9th) were the only communities south of Bloomington-Normal to appear on the list.

For more information on the OnlyInYourState ranking of the 11 best cities in Illinois to raise a family, please visit http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/illinois/raise-family-il/

O’Fallon was also recently ranked the 103rd overall best small city in America and 30th in education and health out of 1,268 cities with a population between 25,000 and 100,000 by WalletHub. To view the ranking, please visit https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-small-cities-to-live-in/16581/#.

 

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Additional Information Contact:
Pamala L. Funk
Asst. City Administrator
624-4500, extension 8731