Marin Rated #1 County in Califor... by marinmodern

Marin County has once again been nationally recognized as one of the best counties in America (and #1 in California!) for raising a family.     This achievement was recently noted in a study which appeared in this weeks Forbes Magazine entitled America's Best Places To Raise A Family.

In this recent study, researchers set out to find the most family-friendly communities and top counties in the country for raising a family.    Counties were ranked across a variety of criteria including: per-capital income, cost-of-living, crime rate, air quality, commute times, graduation rate, standardized testing scores, home prices, property tax rate as a percentage of median home prices, and percentage...

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Marin County ranked #1 for Calif... by marinmodern

Children Now, a bipartisan, nationally recognized children's advocacy group, just released its newest report on the health and education status of California's children.  Not surprisingly, Marin County ranks #1 overall, maintaining the distinction of being 'tops' when it comes to the overall health and well being of Marin families and children.  In the 2008 State of the State's Children report, Marin County is recognized as the number 1 county in California in all but 4 of 31 categories covering the health and education of children throughout the state. According to the new study, elementary school children attending schools in Marin County ranked higher than students in any other county in California, consistently meeting or...

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Marin Public Schools Ranked #1 b... by marinmodern

"Excellent Public Schools" is a frequently cited reason why our clients and other Bay Area home buyers gravitate to Marin County.    Forbes Magazine agrees and recently rated Marin County Public Schools #1 in the nation!

In this months issue of Forbes Magazine, Marin County public schools were ranked number one in the United States.   The scoring and ranking of public schools by Forbes Magazine was based on a formula that weighted a number of important variables such as per-pupil spending, graduation rates, exam participation and student scores on college entrance exams including the ACT or SAT.   You can read the entire article and see how other towns across the country fared on the Forbes website.

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