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Friendswood, Texas has been named #5 on the list of 10 best towns for families in the United States, according to Family Circle magazine. Friendswood is the only town in Texas to receive this designation. The results of the comprehensive survey appear in Family Circle's August 2011 issue, on newsstands today.

With the help of Onboard Informatics, a New York City research firm that provides real estate, demographic and other data, Family Circle initially assembled a list of 2,500 cities and towns with populations between 15,000 and 150,000. and assessed which places best met the family-friendly criteria-including low crime rate, affordable homes, quality schools, financial stability, access to health care, green space and volunteerism - and ranked them from top to bottom. Family Circle selected the 10 winners from among the highest-rated towns.

According to Family Circle's survey, the 10 Best Towns are:

1. St. Charles, Illinois

2. Peachtree City, Georgia

3. Liberty, Missouri

4. Fairhope, Alabama

5. Friendswood, TX

6. Novi, Michigan

7. Trumbull, Connecticut

8. Germantown, Wisconsin

9. Oviedo, Florida

10. Maple Valley, Washington

The article describes Friendswood as a community rich with academic ambition, support for our kids, beautiful neighborhoods, and specifically cited Friendswood's new Veterans Memorial adjacent to City Hall as an example of one of our community's "good deeds".