While New York tops the list it was followed by Austin, Texas; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Milwaukee; Portland, Ore.; Cincinnati; San Jose, Calif.; Pittsburgh; Seattle-Tacoma and Denver.

The list is based on an evaluation of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas in such categories as earnings, unemployment, cost of living, violent and property crimes, health care, per-capita school expenditure per pupil, the number of day-care facilities and preschools, and park acreage.

“There are numerous considerations for what working moms want in their choice of a city,” ForbesWoman writer Heidi Brown, who edited the list, said in a statement. “We based our rankings on the premise that different mothers have different needs. Beyond good health care and safety, mothers who work want a city which offers plentiful jobs, high salaries and abundant day-care options.”

Las Vegas came in last on the list, with four Florida cities — Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami-Fort Lauderdale — also in the bottom five.

Congratulations, Milwaukee!  Or, better yet, congratulations to us Moms who choose to live in this great city with all the positives mentioned in this piece. 

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