A monthly women’s magazine today named Noblesville one of the 10 best cities and towns in the nation for families.

The survey, done by a New York City research firm and Family Circle magazine, listed Noblesville as sixth on its list. Rockwall, Texas, was named the top community.

The communities in the annual list evaluated “affordable housing, good neighbors, green spaces and A+ public school systems,” according to a news release from Family Circle. This list will appear in Family Circle’s August 2009 issue, on newsstands July 7.

Rockwall, Texas.

Evans, Ga.

Sherwood, Ore.

Indian Trail, N.C.

Edina, Minn.

Noblesville.

Perrysburg, Ohio.

Hendersonville, Tenn.

Kenmore, Wash.

Sun Prairie, Wis.

“Each of the towns honored is made up of forward-thinking parents, teachers and students who are passionate about their hometown, dedicated to bettering their children’s futures and involved in advancing their local school systems as exemplified by the implementation of such programs as partnering with private medical groups to ensure treatment for students who don’t have health insurance and integrating dual language classes in grade school,” the release said.

Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear said in a press release today, “We work hard to make this the best possible city for residents of all ages. To receive recognition like this on a national level affirms that we are continuing to surpass our goal of being a place where residents are able to enjoy an outstanding quality of life.”

Onboard Informatics research firm assembled an initial list of 1,700 cities and towns with populations between 15,000 and 150,000. From that, nearly 800 localities were selected with a high concentration of households with an average income of $75,000. We then assessed criteria including affordable homes, quality schools, access to health care, green space, low crime rate and financial stability, and ranked them from top to bottom. Family Circle then selected the 10 winners from among the highest-rated towns.

Greatschools.net, a nonprofit website, provided the magazine with the public school ratings.