Best Places to Raise the Next Olympian

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016

Where you grow up may have some influence over whether you could become the next world-class athletic superstar. So which cities hold the best chances for raising the next Olympian?

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Trulia’s research team analyzed athletic resources per 10,000 households – from trampoline parks to swim clubs – among cities across the U.S. to come up with a list of where to raising a budding gymnast, swimmer, and track and field star.

The seven best places to raise gymnasts in training:

1. Ventura County, Calif.
2. Orange County, Calif.
3. San Francisco, Calif.
4. Fairfield County, Conn.
5. Austin, Texas
6. San Jose, Calif.
7. Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Mass.

The seven best cities to raise swimmers in training:

1. Ventura County, Calif.
2. Seattle, Wash.
3. Honolulu, Hawaii
4. Austin, Texas
5. Sacramento, Calif.
6. Orange County, Calif.
7. San Francisco, Calif.

The seven best cities for running and jumping:

1. San Diego, Calif.
2. Orange County, Calif.
3. San Francisco, Calif.
4. Ventura County, Calif.
5. San Jose, Calif.
6. Oakland, Calif.
7. Los Angeles, Calif.

Source: “Best Places to Raise a World-Class Athlete,” Forbes.com (Aug. 9, 2016)