近日，网站“24/7Wallst”在评比考量了教育，健康，安全等因素后发现了全美最不合适孩子成长的二十五个城市。在评估的因素中，包括了学前班入学率，高中毕业率等等。在这二十五个城市中，有九个位于美国西部，分别在加州，新墨西哥州，和俄勒冈州。十四个城市分布在南部，还有两个在中西部。
25. Albany, OregonPreschool enrollment: 24.6 percent (lowest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 70.9 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 68.1 percent (lowest 20 percent)
Violent crime rate: 113.9 per 100,000 (lowest 10 percent)
24. Sebring, FloridaPreschool enrollment: 36.3 percent
High school graduation rate: 64.0 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 80.9 percent
Violent crime rate: 327.5 per 100,000
23. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and North CarolinaPreschool enrollment: 45.1 percent
High school graduation rate: 71.1 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 65.2 percent (lowest 20 percent)
Violent crime rate: 460.7 per 100,000
22. Stockton-Lodi, CaliforniaPreschool enrollment: 36.1 percent (lowest 20 percent)
High school graduation rate: 82.3 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 73.0 percent
Violent crime rate: 823.6 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
21. Pine Bluff, ArkansasPreschool enrollment: 59.9 percent (highest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 83.8 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 48.1 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 909.1 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
20. Columbia, South CarolinaPreschool enrollment: 58.7 percent (highest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 71.3 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 54.6 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 589.5 per 100,000 (highest 20 percent)
19. Danville, IllinoisPreschool enrollment: 39.4 percent
High school graduation rate: 78.7 percent (lowest 20 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 71.8 percent
Violent crime rate: 808.3 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
18. Albany, GeorgiaPreschool enrollment: 43.4 percent
High school graduation rate: 80.8 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 58.4 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 734.8 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
17. Yuba City, CaliforniaPreschool enrollment: 44.1 percent
High school graduation rate: 81.5 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 36.6 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 397.5 per 100,000
16. Hanford-Corcoran, CaliforniaPreschool enrollment: 35.2 percent (lowest 20 percent)
High school graduation rate: 83.0 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 44.6 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 427.0 per 100,000
15. Florence, South CarolinaPreschool enrollment: 45.9 percent
High school graduation rate: 85.0 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 39.2 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 640.6 per 100,000 (highest 20 percent)
14. Madera, CaliforniaPreschool enrollment: 18.5 percent (lowest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 82.7 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 74.2 percent
Violent crime rate: 661.8 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
13. Memphis, TennesseePreschool enrollment: 40.3 percent
High school graduation rate: 79.6 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 79.2 percent
Violent crime rate: 1082.1 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
12. Alexandria, LouisianaPreschool enrollment: 43.6 percent
High school graduation rate: 75.5 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 74.3 percent
Violent crime rate: 923.2 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
11. Odessa, TexasPreschool enrollment: 35.3 percent (lowest 20 percent)
High school graduation rate: 77.8 percent (lowest 20 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 63.8 percent (lowest 20 percent)
Violent crime rate: 713.5 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
10. Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AlabamaPreschool enrollment: 33.2 percent (lowest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 92.2 percent (highest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 48.2 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 894.7 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
9. Albuquerque, New MexicoPreschool enrollment: 45.7 percent
High school graduation rate: 66.1 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 84.6 percent
Violent crime rate: 901.0 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
8. Monroe, LouisianaPreschool enrollment: 47.6 percent
High school graduation rate: 81.2 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 68.8 percent
Violent crime rate: 1186.9 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
7. Gadsden, AlabamaPreschool enrollment: 38.2 percent
High school graduation rate: 84.1 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 43.6 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 711.9 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
6. Anchorage, AlaskaPreschool enrollment: 29.9 percent (lowest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 79.4 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 83.9 percent
5. Rocky Mount, North CarolinaPreschool enrollment: 19.6 percent (lowest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 81.2 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 51.0 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 448.3 per 100,000
4. Lawton, OklahomaPreschool enrollment: 38.7 percent
High school graduation rate: 79.5 percent
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 42.5 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 627.8 per 100,000 (highest 20 percent)
3. Medford, OregonPreschool enrollment: 34.5 percent (lowest 20 percent)
High school graduation rate: 75.0 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 36.7 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 357.8 per 100,000
2. Battle Creek, MichiganPreschool enrollment: 16.3 percent (lowest 10 percent)
High school graduation rate: 74.9 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 77.5 percent
Violent crime rate: 746.7 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
1. Farmington, New MexicoPreschool enrollment: 47.0 percent
High school graduation rate: 71.8 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Pop. with access to areas for exercise: 52.5 percent (lowest 10 percent)
Violent crime rate: 947.4 per 100,000 (highest 10 percent)
