South Burlington, Vt., is the safest city in the U.S., according to a new analysis published by WalletHub.
The personal finance company released its 2024 "Safest Cities in America" ranking on Oct. 7. The ranking compares more than 180 cities across three dimensions: home and community safety; natural-disaster risk; and financial safety.
WalletHub subdivided its dimensions across 41 metrics, ranging from traffic fatalities and pedestrian fatalities per capita to the unemployment rate and the percentage of the population that is uninsured.
Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the highest safety level. WalletHub then calculated a weighted average across all metrics for each state to determine its overall score and ranking.
WalletHub analysts noted that South Burlington, Vt., has one of the lowest pedestrian fatality rates in the U.S. along with the nation's lowest unemployment rate, at 1.9%. More information on the study's methodology and the complete listing from WalletHub is available here.
The 10 safest cities, per the analysis:
1. South Burlington, Vt.
2. Casper, Wyo.
3. Warwick, R.I.
4. Burlington, Vt.
5. Boise, Idaho
6. Yonkers, N.Y.
7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
8. Columbia, Md.
9. Portland, Maine
10. Virginia Beach, Va.
The 10 cities at the bottom of WalletHub's ranking:
1. Memphis, Tenn.
2. Detroit
3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
4. Baton Rouge, La.
5. New Orleans
6. Baltimore
7. Cleveland
8. Oakland, Calif.
9. Philadelphia
10. San Bernardino, Calif.