10 MA Communities Named Safest, Richest In U.S.: Study

Ten communities in Massachusetts have been named among the "safest and richest" places to live in the country. The study from GOBankingRates examined data for 1,000 cities with the highest household incomes.

Other data the study considered included average home values, annual cost of living, and property and violent crime rates.

The top place in the country again was Western Springs, Illinois.

A Massachusetts town, Lexington, came in at No. 2. Lexington has a household mean income of $300,716. The property crime rate per 100,000 residents is 2.9 and the violent crime rate per 100,000 is also low at 0.3.

Massachusetts also took third place with Winchester.

Other Bay State communities on the list include Wellesley at No. 14, Belmont at No. 26, Reading at No. 29, Sharon at No. 37, Hopkinton at No. 39, Newton at No. 40, Needham at No. 41, and Brookline at No. 48.

Here's the full top 10:

1. Western Springs, Illinois
2. Lexington, Massachusetts
3. Winchester, Massachusetts
4. Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
5. Huntington Woods, Michigan
6. Ottawa Hills, Ohio
7. Winnetka, Illinois
8. Kenilworth, Illinois
9. University Park, Maryland
10. Upper Arlington, Ohio

Check out the full list at GOBankingRates.

Another study released last month examined the top 20 safest towns in Massachusetts.

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