Chester County is among the best counties for raising children in the United States, writes Youyou Zhou for The Washington Post.
A recent analysis by The Washington Post evaluated counties to assess how good they are for raising children: affordability, quality of education, neighborhood safety, and state policies on abortion access, parental leave, and LGBTQ rights. Counties were scored based on performance across the four measures, with scores from 1 to 100.
Thanks to a safety score of 87 and scores of 75 in both education quality and policy support, Chester County ranked among the highest-scoring counties. Affordability was its weakest category, with a score of 49.
Neighboring Montgomery County scored slightly lower but remained high, with 82 in safety, 75 for policy support, 74 in education quality, and 46 in affordability.
Bucks County scored similarly, with 85 for safety, 75 in policy support, 71 in education quality, and 50 in affordability. Delaware County came in the middle, with 75 for both policy support and safety, 66 in education quality, and 51 in affordability.
Philadelphia County ranked among the lowest, with 75 in policy support, 50 for education quality, 49 in affordability, and 30 for safety.
Read more about the best planes for raising children in The Washington Post.
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