The banking company used data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey and other sources to rank cities based on safety and wealth. Western Springs, Illinois took first place, while Massachusetts’ own Lexington and Winchester placed second and third.

Lexington experiences a property crime rate of 2.937 per 1,000 and a violent crime rate of 0.294 per 1,000. The annual cost of living there runs about $145,764 per household. The mean household income in the area sits just above $300,000. The average value for a single-family home in Lexington is $1,697,821.

In Winchester, the property crime rate is 4.029 per 1,000. The community experiences a low violent crime rate of 0.221 per 1,000. The average household income in Winchester is $296,327, while living costs total $147,229. For a single-family home, buyers would have to spend an average of $1,721,011 to live in Winchester.

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