Best Cities for Families
Moving abroad with children means choosing the right city, not just the right country. School quality, neighborhood safety, and hospital access vary enormously between cities. We rank 380 cities on safety, education quality, healthcare access, and affordability — using OECD PISA, WHO, and World Bank institutional data.
Last updated: 2026-10-11
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Key facts
- #1: Jurong East, Singapore highest weighted score (89/100) across 4 dimensions.
- $1,650/mo cheapest in the top 10 — Taipei, Taiwan, single-person cost of living.
- Best healthcare: Fukuoka highest healthcare score (100/100) among the top 10.
- 380 cities ranked using a 7-dimension framework (cost, safety, healthcare, education, climate, career, transport).
Top 20 Cities
Ranked using persona-optimized weights across city-level indices. Higher scores indicate better fit.
Jurong East
Singapore
Orchard
Singapore
Fukuoka
Japan
Woodlands
Singapore
Tampines
Singapore
Tokyo
Japan
Osaka
Japan
Busan
South Korea
Taipei
Taiwan
Seoul
South Korea
Sapporo
Japan
Central
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Perth
Australia
Zurich
Switzerland
Geneva
Switzerland
Basel
Switzerland
Tallinn
Estonia
Helsinki
Finland
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Jurong East
Singapore
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