Michigan City Named 'Worst Place To Raise A Family' In The Entire State

Some Michigan cities are better places to raise a family than others.

A handful of factors, including health and safety, local entertainment for all ages, and child care, help determine if a location is a good place to raise a family. On the financial side of things, some cities are more affordable places to buy homes with multiple bedrooms than others. Similarly, it is easier to get a job to provide for your family in some cities than it is others.

In Michigan, one city falls short of the standard and was recently ranked the "worst" place to raise a family in the state based on the aforementioned factors.

According to a list compiled by WalletHub, the worst place to raise a family in Michigan is Detroit.

Here's what WalletHub had to say about compiling the data to discover the best and worst places to raise a family in the U.S.:

"In order to determine which cities are most conducive to family life, WalletHub compared 182 U.S. cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across five key dimensions: 1) Family Fun, 2) Health & Safety, 3) Education & Child Care, 4) Affordability and 5) Socio-economics. We determined each city’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order our sample. Our sample considers only the city proper in each case and excludes cities in the surrounding metro area."

Check out WalletHub for a continued list of the best and worst places to raise a family in America.