Urbandale
#1 Best City 72
Urbandale
Iowa, USA
SafetyA
CostB
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,021
Median Income$112,795
Cost of Living90/100
Ranking Category
Best Cities for Safety
Safest cities, ranked by composite livability and safety indicators.
Feeling secure in your neighborhood is the foundation of a high quality of life. Safe cities foster active street life, strong community cohesion, and a welcoming environment for families, solo residents, and businesses alike. Our safety metrics aggregate violent and property crime rates normalized per capita, average emergency-response times, and local public-safety investment.
Sharon Phelan Evans (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #2 Best City 66 Vestavia Hills
Alabama, USA
SafetyA+
CostC-
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,975
Median Income$134,369
Cost of Living124/100
M.O. Stevens (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #3 Best City 46 Tigard
Oregon, USA
SafetyC-
CostC-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$108,823
Cost of Living121/100
Moscow
#4 Best City 60
Moscow
Idaho, USA
SafetyA
CostC
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,338
Median Income$57,022
Cost of Living111/100
State College
#5 Best City 56
State College
Pennsylvania, USA
SafetyB
CostC-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,850
Median Income$45,424
Cost of Living119/100
Gillfoto (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #6 Best City 54 Sitka
Alaska, USA
SafetyA
CostD
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,498
Median Income$101,727
Cost of Living130/100
Lenexa
#7 Best City 60
Lenexa
Kansas, USA
SafetyB+
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,890
Median Income$103,239
Cost of Living111/100
Coeur d’Alene
#8 Best City 65
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho, USA
SafetyA-
CostC
Growth80
Avg. Rent$1,750
Median Income$72,338
Cost of Living112/100
West Linn
#9 Best City 56
West Linn
Oregon, USA
SafetyA+
CostD
Growth60
Avg. Rent$2,300
Median Income$146,507
Cost of Living135/100
Broomfield
#10 Best City 70
Broomfield
Colorado, USA
SafetyB
Cost—
Growth70
Median Income$123,874
Sioux Falls
#11 Best City 71
Sioux Falls
South Dakota, USA
SafetyB+
CostB
Growth78
Avg. Rent$1,327
Median Income$75,970
Cost of Living88/100
Newport
#12 Best City 54
Newport
Rhode Island, USA
SafetyA-
CostD
Growth68
Avg. Rent$2,500
Median Income$86,313
Cost of Living130/100
Sweetmoose6 at English Wikipedia (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #13 Best City 68 Homewood
Alabama, USA
SafetyB+
CostB
Growth73
Avg. Rent$1,400
Median Income$94,485
Cost of Living92/100
Bel Air South
#14 Best City 51
Bel Air South
Maryland, USA
SafetyC
CostC-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$2,187
Median Income$123,653
Cost of Living117/100
Columbia
#15 Best City 52
Columbia
Maryland, USA
SafetyB+
CostD
Growth68
Avg. Rent$2,069
Median Income$131,490
Cost of Living130/100
Carmel
#16 Best City 75
Carmel
Indiana, USA
SafetyA+
CostB-
Growth73
Avg. Rent$2,450
Median Income$141,505
Cost of Living96/100
Averette (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #17 Best City 57 Miami
Florida, USA
SafetyB-
CostC-
Growth85
Avg. Rent$2,247
Median Income$62,462
Cost of Living120/100
Fayetteville
#18 Best City 59
Fayetteville
Arkansas, USA
SafetyD+
CostB
Growth80
Avg. Rent$1,402
Median Income$66,237
Cost of Living91/100
WeaponizingArchitecture (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #19 Best City 56 Aberdeen
South Dakota, USA
SafetyD+
CostB+
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,250
Median Income$64,405
Cost of Living82/100
Johntrinh06 (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #20 Best City 67 Hoover
Alabama, USA
SafetyB-
CostB+
Growth72
Avg. Rent$2,175
Median Income$109,253
Cost of Living85/100
OceanLoop (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #21 Best City 57 Olympia
Washington, USA
SafetyB-
CostC
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$81,302
Cost of Living113/100
Harrisburg
#22 Best City 74
Harrisburg
South Dakota, USA
SafetyA
CostC+
Growth90
Avg. Rent$1,265
Median Income$108,724
Cost of Living101/100
Ifly6 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #23 Best City 48 Juneau
Alaska, USA
SafetyB
CostD
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,860
Median Income$101,661
Cost of Living133/100
Project for Public Sources (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #24 Best City 71 Sterling Heights
Michigan, USA
SafetyA
CostB-
Growth68
Avg. Rent$870
Median Income$79,909
Cost of Living95/100
Michael Barera (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #25 Best City 61 Dallas
Texas, USA
SafetyC+
CostC+
Growth85
Avg. Rent$1,412
Median Income$70,518
Cost of Living101/100
Centennial
#26 Best City 69
Centennial
Colorado, USA
SafetyB
Cost—
Growth—
Avg. Rent$2,063
Median Income$131,928
Greenwich
#27 Best City 52
Greenwich
Connecticut, USA
SafetyA
CostF
Growth60
Avg. Rent$4,075
Avg. Salary$85,000
Cost of Living178/100
Bobak Ha'Eri (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #28 Best City 66 Eugene
Oregon, USA
SafetyC-
CostA
Growth—
Avg. Rent$1,800
Median Income$66,562
Cost of Living64/100
Boston
#29 Best City 47
Boston
Massachusetts, USA
SafetyB-
CostF
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,400
Median Income$97,791
Cost of Living150/100
TulGuy (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons #30 Best City 75 Owasso
Oklahoma, USA
SafetyA+
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,214
Median Income$79,036
Cost of Living94/100
Schenectady
#31 Best City 38
Schenectady
New York, USA
SafetyF
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,425
Median Income$58,399
Cost of Living99/100
Terry Umbenhaur (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #32 Best City 61 Las Cruces
New Mexico, USA
SafetyC
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,068
Median Income$55,422
Cost of Living91/100
Derry
#33 Best City 63
Derry
New Hampshire, USA
SafetyA+
CostC
Growth60
Avg. Rent$2,366
Median Income$108,944
Cost of Living112/100
Springfield
#34 Best City 50
Springfield
Missouri, USA
SafetyF
CostB
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,121
Median Income$49,311
Cost of Living90/100
St. Petersburg
#35 Best City 51
St. Petersburg
Florida, USA
SafetyD
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,799
Median Income$75,192
Cost of Living97/100
Suffolk
#36 Best City 63
Suffolk
Virginia, USA
SafetyB
CostB-
Growth72
Avg. Rent$1,697
Median Income$92,666
Cost of Living98/100
Billings
#37 Best City 52
Billings
Montana, USA
SafetyD
CostB-
Growth70
Avg. Rent$1,390
Median Income$73,712
Cost of Living95/100
Republic of Selmaria (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #38 Best City 74 Madison
Alabama, USA
SafetyA
CostB-
Growth85
Avg. Rent$1,358
Median Income$134,655
Cost of Living96/100
OEP (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #39 Best City 60 Northport
Alabama, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth50
Avg. Rent$1,684
Median Income$80,913
Cost of Living87/100
Salt Lake City
#40 Best City 61
Salt Lake City
Utah, USA
SafetyB
CostC+
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,606
Median Income$75,090
Cost of Living105/100
Chase Via (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons #41 Best City 64 Collierville
Tennessee, USA
SafetyA
CostC+
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,696
Median Income$138,598
Cost of Living102/100
Madison
#42 Best City 66
Madison
South Dakota, USA
SafetyB+
Cost—
Growth55
Avg. Rent$774
Median Income$65,593
Rexburg
#43 Best City 57
Rexburg
Idaho, USA
SafetyB+
CostC
Growth65
Avg. Rent$1,044
Median Income$50,617
Cost of Living116/100
Nyttend (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons #44 Best City 48 Elyria
Ohio, USA
SafetyC-
CostB-
Growth45
Avg. Rent$917
Median Income$54,945
Cost of Living94/100
Jerry Huddleston from Hampton, Minnesota, US (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons #45 Best City 60 Sturgis
South Dakota, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth55
Avg. Rent$1,350
Median Income$54,404
Cost of Living92/100
AlexiusHoratius (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons #46 Best City 62 Dell Rapids
South Dakota, USA
SafetyA-
CostB
Growth45
Median Income$100,170
Cost of Living90/100
Hamilton Township
#47 Best City 53
Hamilton Township
New Jersey, USA
SafetyC+
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,151
Median Income$100,771
Cost of Living114/100
Keene
#48 Best City 63
Keene
New Hampshire, USA
SafetyB
CostB
Growth60
Avg. Rent$1,550
Median Income$78,445
Cost of Living90/100
Portland
#49 Best City 50
Portland
Maine, USA
SafetyC
CostC
Growth70
Avg. Rent$2,088
Median Income$79,540
Cost of Living114/100
Sherwood
#50 Best City 54
Sherwood
Arkansas, USA
SafetyD
CostB-
Growth75
Avg. Rent$1,345
Median Income$81,328
Cost of Living93/100
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