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The 25 Best US Cities for Birth Center Access, 2026
Some cities make choosing where to give birth easy: plenty of birth centers and maternity units close by, and families rate them highly. We scored every US city over 50,000 people with at least 3 listed facilities on both — density per 100,000 residents times the median parent rating. Greenville, South Carolina takes the top spot.
The full ranking
Composite score = facilities per 100k × median Google rating. Cities over 50,000 population with 3 or more listed birth facilities.
| # | City | Facilities | Per 100k | Median rating | Score |
| 1 | Greenville, SC | 15 | 20.2 | 4.8★ | 96.8 |
| 2 | Pensacola, FL | 9 | 16.7 | 4.8★ | 80.2 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz, CA | 10 | 16 | 4.9★ | 78.3 |
| 4 | Bozeman, MT | 9 | 15.5 | 4.7★ | 73.1 |
| 5 | Idaho Falls, ID | 9 | 12.9 | 5★ | 64.7 |
| 6 | Grand Junction, CO | 8 | 11.3 | 4.8★ | 54.4 |
| 7 | Ypsilanti, MI | 6 | 11 | 4.9★ | 53.7 |
| 8 | Saratoga Springs, UT | 6 | 10.5 | 5★ | 52.3 |
| 9 | Orem, UT | 11 | 11.4 | 4.5★ | 50.6 |
| 10 | Rockwall, TX | 6 | 11.2 | 4.5★ | 50.4 |
| 11 | Frederick, MD | 9 | 10.1 | 5★ | 50.3 |
| 12 | St. George, UT | 11 | 10.3 | 4.6★ | 47.6 |
| 13 | Troy, NY | 5 | 9.8 | 4.7★ | 45.5 |
| 14 | Murray, UT | 6 | 11.8 | 3.8★ | 44.3 |
| 15 | Richland, WA | 6 | 9.3 | 4.5★ | 41.9 |
| 16 | Olympia, WA | 5 | 8.9 | 4.6★ | 40.9 |
| 17 | Tyler, TX | 9 | 8 | 5★ | 40.1 |
| 18 | Fort Myers, FL | 8 | 8 | 4.9★ | 39.2 |
| 19 | Springfield, OR | 5 | 8.2 | 4.8★ | 38.8 |
| 20 | Longview, TX | 7 | 8.4 | 4.6★ | 38.5 |
| 21 | Roswell, GA | 7 | 7.6 | 5★ | 37.9 |
| 22 | Berkeley, CA | 10 | 8.2 | 4.6★ | 37.8 |
| 23 | Ogden, UT | 7 | 7.9 | 4.7★ | 37.1 |
| 24 | Mableton, GA | 6 | 7.7 | 4.8★ | 36.8 |
| 25 | Redondo Beach, CA | 5 | 7.3 | 5★ | 36.7 |
Cite this data
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"Greenville, South Carolina ranks #1 in the US for birth center access, per findbirthingcenters.com's Best Cities for Birth Center Access, 2026." Source: findbirthingcenters.com.
Methodology
Candidates: every US incorporated city with a 2024 Census population of 50,000+ and at least 3 birth facilities (birth centers or hospital maternity units) listed in our national directory. Score: listed facilities per 100,000 residents multiplied by the median Google rating of the city's rated facilities. Density measures how many options families have nearby; the median rating reflects how families who used them rate the experience. Ratings are public Google review medians, not clinical quality measures — this list celebrates well-served cities and is directory data, not clinical guidance. Counts use city limits, so well-served suburbs appear separately from their core city.