KC ranks 3rd for Relocating Families

Kansas City ranks No. 3 among large metropolitan areas in the 2007 Best Cities for Relocating Families, published by Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation.

Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, ranks No. 1 among metro areas with populations of at least 1.25 million. Wichita ranks second among midsized metros with a population of 575,000 to 1.25 million. Knoxville, Tenn., topped that list. Provo-Orem, Utah, came in No. 1 for relocating families in small metro areas, those with a population of 350,000 to 575,000. Springfield, Mo., ranks 11th on the list of small metro areas.

This is the third year for the study, on which the two organizations worked with Bert Sperling of Sperling's BestPlaces to rate cities based on short-term and long-term factors that determine the likelihood of a successful relocation. In relocating a family, traditional variables such as an area's cost of living, crime rates, education and climate are combined with more abstract factors such as a city's arts and culture scene, focus on diversity and number of physicians per capita, according to a release.

The 2007 study placed a special emphasis on the housing market.

If you are considering relocating to the Kansas City area, especially Liberty Missouri, please call Ron Henderson of Keller Williams, Northland Partners at (816) 651-9001 or visit his website at www.clayandplatte.com