2014's Top 10 Best Cities for Kids.

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It is only natural for parents to want what is best for their kids and offer them every possible advantage. With this in mind, Livability.com has named 2014's Top 10 Best Cities for Kids. These places not only offer great schools and playgrounds as well as low crime rates, they give children the opportunity to engage in healthy lifestyles as well as enjoy a multitude of activities with other youngsters.

To compile the list, editors first identified cities with high concentrations of school-age children, then took a look at how their schools stacked up and analyzed factors such as childhood mortality rates, health insurance coverage, crime rates, and the percentage of restaurants that feature kids' menus.

Also taken into account were the number of parks, playgrounds, libraries, and recreational venues geared...