(West Chester, Oh.)--West Chester lands on Money Magazine “Best Places to Live” list.
“Money Magazine’s ‘Best Places to Live’ list starts with data, highlighting attributes that make the communities ideal places to live. West Chester placed 56 on the 2017 list
The Magazine considers communities with populations of 10,000 to 100,000, eliminating those with more than double the national crime risk, less than 85 percent of its state’s median household income, or a lack of diversity.
From the resulting pool of 2,400 places, Money Magazine, a publication of Time, Inc.,collected 170,000 different data points to narrow the list. They looked at data on West Chester's economic health, cost of living, public education, crime, ease of living and amenities.
The magazine’s reporters then researched each place, interviewing residents and checking out neighborhoods. The West Chester community has nearly 65,000 residents and 3,600 businesses.
West Chester was first named to the Money Magazine list in 2005 and has been included in the top 50 on the five most recent lists – 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 – recognizing communities with populations between 50,000 and 300,000.