These 4 California suburbs listed among safest in U.S., and they’re all in the Bay Area

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These 4 California suburbs listed among safest in U.S., and they’re all in the Bay Area

PALO ALTO, Calif. – A new study named four Bay Area cities among the safest suburbs in the U.S.

The analysis by personal finance company

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ranked 360 suburbs of major U.S. cities, noting, “Safety is a key factor when choosing a neighborhood to buy a home.”

Only four California suburbs made the top 20, and they were all in the Bay Area: Palo Alto, Mountain View, Pacifica, and Livermore.

The study measured a community’s safety level by comparing rates of reported violent ******, property ******, motor vehicle deaths, ***** overdose deaths, and excessive drinking.

“To help measure the value for the local cost of living, housing affordability in the safest neighborhoods was also considered,” researchers added.

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Among the Bay Area suburbs that made the list, Palo Alto ranked the highest, coming in 11th place.

Here’s a look at the findings among the Bay Area cities recognized:

11. Palo Alto

Violent ****** per capita: 0.00539

Property ****** per capita: 0.03772

Motor vehicle ****** deaths per 100,000 residents: 6.92

***** overdose deaths per 100,000 residents: 14.67

Percent of adults participating in excessive drinking: 14.92

Median monthly housing cost: $3,278

Median household income: $214,118

Percent of annual income going to housing: 18.4%

14. Mountain View

Violent ****** per capita: 0.00810

Property ****** per capita: 0.03771

Motor vehicle ****** deaths per 100,000 residents: 6.92

***** overdose deaths per 100,000 residents: 14.67

Percent of adults participating in excessive drinking: 14.92

Median monthly housing cost: $2,948

Median household income: $174,156

Percent of annual income going to housing: 20.3%

15. Pacifica

Violent ****** per capita: 0.00234

Property ****** per capita: 0.01419

Motor vehicle ****** deaths per 100,000 residents: 5.38

***** overdose deaths per 100,000 residents: 15.87

Percent of adults participating in excessive drinking: 16.65

Median monthly housing cost: $2,894

Median household income: $151,849

Percent of annual income going to housing: 22.9%

19. Livermore, CA

Violent ****** per capita: 0.00232

Property ****** per capita: 0.01937

Motor vehicle ****** deaths per 100,000 residents: 6.52

***** overdose deaths per 100,000 residents: 18.10

Percent of adults participating in excessive drinking: 15.85

Median monthly housing cost: $2,856

Median household income: $152,590

Percent of annual income going to housing: 22.5%

The study identified a suburb as being a 15 to 45 minute drive from the 100 largest U.S. cities.

San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland all fall under the list of 100 largest cities based on population, according to

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The suburb ranked as the safest in America was Lehi, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City.

Here is SmartAsset’s full list of the top 20 safest suburbs in America:

Lehi, UT

Bethesda, MD

Layton, UT

Rockville, MD

Great Falls, VA

Dacula, GA

Buford, GA

Elmhurst, IL

Oak Brook, IL

Edgewater, NJ

Palo Alto, CA

12. Noblesville, IN

Naperville, IL

Mountain View, CA

Pacifica, CA

16. Fishers, IN

Fort Lee, NJ

Carmel, IN

Livermore, CA

Massapequa, NY

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