You've heard it takes a village to raise a child, so it's pretty important you pick your village well.

In a recent study, WalletHub's analysts ranked 150 of the most populated U.S. cities to see which ones were the best and which cities were the worst to raise a family. Housing cost, school quality, healthcare, recreation and 37 other key metrics were used in their analysis.

The results are in, and these are the 50 worst cities for your family:

50. Tempe, Arizona

49. Anchorage, Alaska

48. Mesa, Arizona

47. Corpus Christi, Texas

46. Springfield, Missouri

45. Knoxville, Tennessee

44. Houston, Texas

43. Rochester, New York

42. Akron, Ohio

41. Dallas, Texas

40. Ontario, Canada

39. Washington, D.C.

38. Little Rock, Arkansas

37. Phoenix, Arizona

36. Oakland, California

35. Long Beach, California

34. Riverside, California

33. Stockton, California

32. Laredo, Texas

31. Las Vegas, Nevada

30. Brownsville, Texas

29. Moreno Valley, California

28. Chattanooga, Tennessee

27. Atlanta, Georgia

26. Columbus, Georgia

25. Albuquerque, New Mexico

24. Toledo, Ohio

23. St. Louis, Missouri

22. Glendale, Arizona

21. Fresno, California

20. Tucson, Arizona

19. Montgomery, Alabama

18. Mobile, Alabama

17. Baltimore, Maryland

16. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

15. Santa Ana, California

14. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

13. Cleveland, Ohio

12. New Orleans, Louisiana

11. North Las Vegas, Nevada

10. Memphis, Tennessee

9. Newark, New Jersey

8. Augusta, Georgia

7. Jackson, Mississippi

6. Miami, Florida

5. Hialeah, Florida

4. Shreveport, Louisiana

3. San Bernardino, California

2. Detroit, Michigan

And the worst city to raise a family in is ...

1. Birmingham, Alabama

If you live in one of these cities, do you agree? If not, what is it about your city that actually makes it a great place to raise a family?