Top 10 Safest Suburbs in the U.S. in 2024, According to One America News Network
OAN Staff James Meyers
11:55 AM – Wednesday, August 6, 2024
A new report has revealed the top 10 safest suburbs for people to live in the United States in the year 2024.
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Although there are thousands of suburbs in the country that homebuyers can choose from, SmartAsset dug deeper and looked at 360 neighborhoods within a 15 to 45-minute drive from the 100 largest U.S. cities.
According to SmartAsset’s analysis, the safest suburbs were primarily in the Mountain West, Midwest, and East Coast.
Meanwhile, the highest ranked city on the list was Lehi, Utah, which is just 30 miles south of Salt Lake City.
It had the lowest rate of excessive drinking, and Utah as a whole has the lowest excessive drinking rate in the nation, as well as low rates of violence and property crimes. Layton, another city near Salt Lake City, ranked third overall on the report.
Below are the 10 safest suburbs of 2024, according to SmartAsset’s rankings:
- Lehi, Utah
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Layton, Utah
- Rockville, Maryland
- Great Falls, Virginia
- Dacula, Georgia
- Buford, Georgia
- Elmhurst, Illinois
- Oak Brook, Illinois
- Edgewater, New Jersey
Johnston, Ohio, which is just outside of Columbus, had the lowest violent crime rate in the report, while the Houston, Texas, suburb of Spring had the lowest property crime rate.
Meanwhile, Bernalillo, New Mexico, had the worst rate in both categories, which is just 18 miles north of Albuquerque. As Bernalillo finished last, coming in at the bottom 10 of SmartAsset’s report were:
- Bernalillo, New Mexico
- Lumberton, North Carolina
- Scottsburg, Indiana
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Asheboro, North Carolina
- Senatobia, Mississippi
- DeLand, Florida
- Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Largo, Florida
- Capitola, California
Furthermore, the report revealed that Roswell, Georgia, which came in at No.134 on SmartAsset’s report, is the “best small city” for safety and affordability.
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