Business Week Magazine ranked Rock Hill #1 Best Town in South Carolina to Raise Children!

If you are planning a move to South Carolina and you are not sure which city or town would be the best fit for your family, the answer is clear! Business Week Magazine named Rock Hill the best place in South Carolina to raise children…for the SECOND year! I am very proud, as is every other Rock Hill resident and native of this fine town!

Business Week hired a company to do the research, OnBoard Informatics, a New York City based company that provides real estate analysis. They had to select one town and two runners-up for each of the 50 states. The town had to have at least 45,000 residents and a median income of between $40,000 and $125,000. The data that was used included school performance, number of schools, household expenditures, crime rates, air quality, job growth, family income, museums, parks, theaters, other amenities, and diversity.

We also have something that could bolster Rock Hill's case for next year: City leaders recently approved Rock Hill's first children's museum, an interactive play land inspired by the work of late local artist Vernon Grant (who created Snap, Crackle and Pop, the cereal characters). It's slated to open next year in a prominent downtown building.

One of the museum's advocates, Mayor Doug Echols, touted the community-wide practice of asking, “Is it good for the children?” before making any big decision. “By asking the Number 1 question, “Is it good for the children?” in all aspects of our lives and business dealings, we ensure that our children's well-being is a top priority,” he said.

Rock Hill is also home to Winthrop University, a four-year liberal arts college that was ranked the eighth-best public university in the Southeast by U.S. News & World Report in 2006.

Rock Hill has tons of fun things to do! You have summertime water sports with Lake Wylie, or canoeing the Catawba River to see the world's largest standof Rocky Shoal spider lilies.

There are museums, historic sites and professional sports teams just a few minutes north in Charlotte. You can also hop in the car and a two to three hour drive will land you with your feet buried in the warm sands at the coast or enjoying the cool breezes of the gorgeous mountain views, South Carolina has it all!

If you think Rock Hill sounds like a great place to live you must put it at the top of your list! For more information and to see some of the great homes that are available in this area send me an email or give me a call! I would be happy to show you what our area has to offer. You can also visit my website at www.LuvThatHome.com!

Affordability, safety*, and school test scores were given the greatest weight.

*Data source can be found at http://www.onboardinformatics.com/