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Andrew Laker | The Republic - Lori Rosenthal, top, watches as her adopted children Yana, 6, right, and Alyona, 10, goof around on the play center in their back yard Sept. 8, 2010. Columbus has been ranked by a nationally known magazine as among the best small cities in the country to raise a family.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus has been ranked by a nationally known magazine as among the best small cities in the country to raise a family.
Forbes.com ranked Columbus 10th out of 126 cities they studied with a population of 100,000 or less.
It used as criteria the cities’ commute times, graduation rates, median household incomes and home-ownership rates.
“It’s not surprising; we do so many of the fundamentals well,” said Jack Hess, president of Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce.
He said the fact that Columbus ranked especially well in median household income is proof that the city to some degree has made itself a place where the smartest and ablest come to live.
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