According to Forbes Magazine, Chester County ranks 10th in the country for "counties to raise a family."  To be considered, the communities had to have populations greater than 65,000 and most of the school funding had to come from property taxes.  Average SAT and ACT scores must top 1,050 or 22, respectively.  After that, Forbes considered cost of living, graduation rate, home prices, property tax rates as a percentage of median home prices, percentage of homes occupied by owners, per-capita income, air quality, crime rate and commute times.  Forbes has just confirmed what I have known my whole life and have been telling out of town buyers who have relocated to our area.  Also of note, Montgomery County (PA) finished 9th on the list.