Would you move thousands and thousands of miles away from friends and relatives to give your family a piece of mind and a better future? To a place where schools are the best in the nation, where crime rates and cost of living are low, and children have a safer environment to grow up in?

My family and I made such a move about a year ago. We left the busy streets of the city, for the quite and narrow streets of the suburbs in another state, a state that we had never been to before and had no friends or relatives in. A bit risky, you might think, but very well worth it. We have no regrets. Life is so much better where we are now.

If you are considering or have ever considered doing such a thing, here is a helpful list published by Business Week that can make your search for such a place much easier. To access the complete story click on this link: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/11/1116_bestplaces_kids/index_01.htm

No. 50 - Patterson, Ga.
Nearest city: Savannah (92 miles)
Population: 627
Median household income: $26,591

No. 49 - Galesburg, Mich.
Nearest city: Grand Rapids (67 miles)
Population: 1,988
Median household income: $34,663

No. 48 - Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Nearest city: Cleveland (24 miles)
Population: 4,024
Median household income: $62,917

No. 47 - South Cleveland, Tenn.
Nearest city: Chattanooga (30 miles)
Population: 6,216
Median household income: $35,995

No. 46 - St. Johnsville, N.Y.
Nearest city: Rochester (167 miles)
Population: 1,685
Median household income: $28,043

No. 45 - Mariemont, Ohio
Nearest city: Cincinnati (7 miles)
Population: 3,408
Median household income: $57,614

No. 44 - Davenport, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (99 miles)
Population: 339
Median household income: $26,964

No. 43 - Oakland, N.J.
Nearest city: Newark (36 miles)
Population: 12,466
Median household income: $86,629

No. 42 - Haslett, Mich.
Nearest city: Lansing (9 miles)
Population: 11,283
Median household income: $50,679

No. 41 - Arlington, Neb.
Nearest city: Omaha (50 miles)
Population: 1,197
Median household income: $45,365

No. 40 - Madeira, Ohio
Nearest city: Cincinnati (7 miles)
Population: 8,923Median household income: $59,626

No. 39 - Loomis, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (167 miles)
Population: 397
Median household income: $36,719

No. 38 - Oakland, Neb.
Nearest city: Omaha (67 miles)
Population: 1,367
Median household income: $32,663

No. 37 - Diller, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (62 miles)
Population: 287
Median household income: $37,813

No. 36 - Newcastle, Neb.
Nearest city: Omaha (125 miles)
Population: 299
Median household income: $29,000

No. 35 - Franklin, Ga.
Nearest city: Atlanta (65 miles)
Population: 902
Median household income: $19,125

No. 34 - Clarence Center, N.Y.
Nearest city: Buffalo (20 miles)
Population: 1,747
Median household income: $66,311

No. 33 - Clarendon Hills, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (22 miles)
Population: 7,610
Median household income: $84,795

No. 32 - Petersburg, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (131 miles)
Population: 374
Median household income: $29,688

No. 31 - Friendship, N.Y.
Nearest city: Buffalo (101 miles)
Population: 1,176
Median household income: $25,524

No. 30 - Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (32 miles)
Population: 42,909
Median household income: $80,525

No. 29 - Nolanville, Tex.
Nearest city: Austin (68 miles)
Population: 2,150
Median household income: $36,140

No. 28 - Lyndhurst, Ohio
Nearest city: Cleveland (11 miles)
Population: 15,279
Median household income: $52,272

No. 27 - Fairmount, N.Y.
Nearest city: Syracuse (5
miles)
Population: 10,795
Median household income: $48,329

No. 26 - Dundee, Ore.
Nearest city: Portland (26 miles)
Population: 2,598
Median household income: $50,284

No. 25 - Barrington, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (38 miles)
Population: 10,168
Median household income: $83,085

No. 24 - Sherman, N.Y.
Nearest city: Buffalo (88 miles)
Population: 714
Median household income: $30,583

No. 23 - Douglas, Mich.
Nearest city: Grand Rapids (43 miles)
Population: 1,214
Median household income: $41,250

No. 22 - Bartlett, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (169 miles)
Population: 128
Median household income: $33,250

No. 21 - Batavia, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (44 miles)
Population: 23,866
Median household income: $68,656

No. 20 - Ackerman, Miss.
Nearest city: Birmingham, Ala. (160 miles)
Population:1,696
Median household income: $21,287

No. 19 - Fort Thomas, Ky.
Nearest city: Cincinnati (6 miles)
Population: 16,495
Median household income: $49,575

No. 18 - Jamestown, Ky.
Nearest city: Lexington (88 miles)
Population: 1,624Median household income: $18,587
No. 17 - Lawrence, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (136 miles)
Population: 312
Median household income: $25,089

No. 16 - Green, Ohio
Nearest city: Akron (11 miles)
Population: 22,817
Median household income: $54,133

No. 15 - East Brainerd, Tenn.
Nearest city: Chattanooga (13 miles)
Population: 14,132
Median household income: $66,151

No. 14 - Ridgetop, Tenn.
Nearest city: Nashville (20 miles)
Population: 1,083
Median household income: $52,381

No. 13 - Helena, Ala.
Nearest city: Birmingham (20 miles)
Population: 10,296
Median household income: $62,908

No. 12 - Matawan, N.J.
Nearest city: Edison (16 miles)
Population: 8,910
Median household income: $63,594

No. 11 - Middleport, N.Y.
Nearest city: Buffalo (40 miles)
Population: 1,917
Median household income: $36,464

No. 10 - Hopewell, Tenn.
Nearest city: Nashville (104 miles)
Population: 1,815
Median household income: $43,973

No. 9 - Waterville, Ohio
Nearest city: Toledo (15 miles)
Population: 4,828
Median household income: $60,000

No. 8 - Lackland, Tex.
Nearest city: San Antonio (12 miles)
Population: 7,123
Median household income: $32,250

No. 7 - Wilmette, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (20 miles)
Population: 27,651
Median household income: $106,773

No. 6 - Waverly, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (15 miles)
Population: 2,448
Median household income: $52,454

No. 5 - Arapahoe, Neb.
Nearest city: Lincoln (192 miles)
Population: 1,028
Median household income: $29,500

No. 4 - Echelon, N.J.
Nearest city: Philadelphia (17 miles)
Population: 10,440
Median household income: $49,410

No. 3 - Deerfield, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (27 miles)
Population: 18,420
Median household income: $107,194

No. 2 - Western Springs, Ill.
Nearest city: Chicago (21 miles)
Population: 12,493
Median household income: $98,876

No. 1 - Groesbeck, Ohio
Nearest city: Cincinnati (7 miles)
Population: 7,202
Median household income: $49,235