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Where are the safest places to live in the U.S.?

Being in a safe community is one of the most important factors that buyers consider when purchasing a home, condo or other real estate. So where are the safest places in America to live? The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has released its third annual ranking of top 20 'Most U.S. safe places to live. "

Bert Sperling, an expert in http://bestplaces.net database, compiled the Farmers rankings based on data from 379 U.S. municipalities. Factors such as statistics crime, unemployment rates and risks of environmental hazards, threats of terrorism, natural disasters and extreme weather conditions were taken into account.

The communities were divided into three groups – large metropolitan areas (over 500,000 inhabitants), medium-sized cities (between 150,000 and 500,000 inhabitants), and small towns (fewer than 150,000 inhabitants).

According to the survey, the community safer to live in the U.S. between large areas metropolitan communities are adjacent to Boise City and Nampa (both in Idaho), which exceeded all large metropolitan areas. Located between the foothills of the Mountains Rocky, the area has one of the lowest unemployment rates and enjoys a wonderful climate.

Among medium-sized cities, those with populations between 150,000 to 500,000, the safer place to live is the community of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces was the first among mid-size cities in low unemployment and favorable climate categories.

St. George in Utah topped all small cities with populations of 150,000 or less in the survey. The city has 110 515 inhabitants who enjoy a mild climate, clean air and low annual rainfall. It also has the lowest crime rates of all 379 communities surveyed. San Jorge first found in the rate of employment among small farmers in 138 villages of the study.

The following are the top 20 communities in the places U.S. insurance to live among large metropolitan areas, mid-size cities and small towns:

The 20 communities safer to live among large metropolitan areas are:

1. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
2. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
3. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
4. Honolulu, Hawaii
5. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
6. Scranton Wilkes-Barre – Hazelton, Pennsylvania
7. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
8. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Maryland
9. Syracuse, New York
10. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
11. El Paso, Texas
12. York-Albany-Schenectady Troy, New
13. Rochester, New York
14. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
15. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
16. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
17. Nassau, Suffolk, New York
18. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
19. Bridgeport, Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut.
20. New Haven-Milford, Connecticut.

The 20 safest places to live among mid-size cities are:

1. Las Cruces, New Mexico
2. Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH
3. Huntington, West Virginia.-Ashland, Kentucky
4. Bellingham, Washington
5. Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
6. Lynchburg, Virginia
7. Medford, Oregon
8. Prescott, Arizona
9. San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, California
10. Binghamton, New York
11. Provo-Orem, Utah
12. St. Cloud, Minnesota
13. Fargo, North Dakota
14. Hagerstown, Maryland-Martinsburg, West Virginia
15. Olympia, Washington
16. Charlottesville, Virginia
17. Chico, California
18. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Washington
19. Manchester, Nashua, New Hampshire
20. Duluth, Minnesota

The 20 safer communities to live among small towns are:

1. St. George, Utah
2. Bend, Oregon
3. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
4. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
5. Ithaca, New York
6. Morgantown, West Virginia
7. Logan, Utah
8. Winchester, Virginia
9. Harrisonburg Virginia
10. Idaho Falls, Idaho
11. Madera, California
12. Glens Falls, New York
13. Wenatchee, Washington
14. Bangor, Maine
15. Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
16. State College, Pennsylvania
17. Billings, Montana
18. Cumberland, Maryland
19. Lewiston, Idaho
20. Pocatello, Idaho