America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up

I live in NJ and would never want to live in Edison NJ. There are so many better options for kids to grow-up both in terms of schools, quality of life, and safety. There are easily 20 other towns in NJ I would consider before Edison and probably a lot more if I researched it. The town is simply run-down and uninteresting.

Another place I can't believe in the list is Plano, TX. Yes there school system is gigantic so that results in some positive results. You should also contrast that to all the negative stuff in that school system. I had friends that grew up there and they have horrible stories of things kids should not be exposed to so early like excessive drugs and sex. The city also has more crime than many larger cities but with less to offer on balance in terms of public arts and such.

I can't understand how such a list comes together, but based on other comments the data seems flawed or poorly researched.

Sean of NJ 5:52PM May 23, 2012