Inland Empire ranks 5th worst in U.S. for raising kids

Riverside and San Bernardino counties are the fifth-worst places to raise a family, according to a study measuring the odds of achieving economic success and good health.
The Inland Empire ranked fifth-lowest among the top 100 metropolitan areas tracked by the Child Opportunity Index, prepared by Brandeis University in Massachusetts. The region was ahead of Bakersfield, the worst, then Fresno; McAllen, Texas, and Stockton. Los Angeles/Orange County was 16th worst, tied with Las Vegas and Youngst