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Boston, MA may be one of the best cities to raise a family. Aside from being recently named one of America’s safest cities, the state of Massachusetts has also been named one of the top ten states for health care needs.

In October, 2009, Forbes.com reported the ten states with the best health care systems, which included Massachusetts. The report was based on a study performed by the New York-based Commonwealth Fund. Health care in Massachusetts was ranked highest among the fifty states.  The report ranked the states across five areas: access to health care, prevention and treatment, potentially avoidable hospital use and costs, health care differences among ethnic and income groups, and “healthy lives.”

If you’re looking to relocate, consider taking a look at the interesting properties that Boston real estate has to offer. It’s no surprise that Boston has ranked one of the healthiest cities in America. Patients from all parts of the country travel to Boston’s Mass General Hospital for the most advanced medical care in the country. The city is small and manageable enough to be known as “the walking city,” yet it is certainly not short of fun things to do for all ages. In any neighborhood in Boston, one can find several parks and playgrounds, such as Downtown’s Boston Common or South Boston’s own Castle Island. The city also continues to grow more and more bicycle-friendly as the years pass.

If you are interested in living in the heart of one of the nation’s healthiest states, there are plenty of homes in Boston and condos in Boston that are worth taking a look at. Whether you are after a small condo, brownstone, or home in the Boston area, browse some of the gems that real estate in Boston has to offer.