"Greater Boston is home to two of the three "safest and richest" towns in the country, according to a report last month by GoBankingRates. Based on the top 1,000 municipalities with the highest average household income, GoBankingRates utilized property and violent crime data to determine the safest and wealthiest communities to live in. Lexington came in second place with a property crime rate of 2.937 and a violent crime rate of 0.294, both per 1,000 people, just behind No. 1 Western Springs, Illinois."
"Winchester ranked third on the list, and second in the state, with a property crime rate of 4.029 and a violent crime rate of 0.221. Eight other Massachusetts communities landed on the top-50 list: Wellesley (14), Belmont (26), Reading (29), Sharon (37), Hopkinton (39), Newton (40), Needham (41), and Brookline (49). The "safest and richest" towns to live in Massachusetts: 2. Lexington 3. Winchester 14. Wellesley 26. Belmont 29. Reading 37. Sharon 39. Hopkinton 40. Newton 41. Needham 49. Brookline."
Greater Boston contains two of the three safest and richest towns in the country. Rankings used the top 1,000 municipalities by average household income and compared property and violent crime rates per 1,000 people. Lexington ranked second with a property crime rate of 2.937 and a violent crime rate of 0.294, behind Western Springs, Illinois. Winchester ranked third nationally and second in Massachusetts with property crime rate 4.029 and violent crime rate 0.221. Eight additional Massachusetts towns placed in the national top 50: Wellesley, Belmont, Reading, Sharon, Hopkinton, Newton, Needham, and Brookline.
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