The Boston area is home to two of the three safest and wealthiest suburbs in the U.S., according to a new ranking, and eight other Boston suburbs also made the top 50.
Personal finance website GoBankingRates revealed the 50 “safest and wealthiest cities in America” and two Boston suburbs made the top 10 on the list, at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
The list analyzed 1,000 cities with the highest average incomes and evaluated them for violent and property crime rates, giving each city a score based on income and safety. The ranking used data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, Zillow Home Value Index, Federal Reserve Economic Data, AreaVibes, and the FBI…