Which suburbs in New York and NJ are among the “safest” in the US?

Although they are close to the chaotic city of New York, three suburbs offer their residents the opposite, allowing them to be among the “safest” in the United States, According to a recent report by SmartAsset.

Personal finance company analysis rated 360 suburbs of the major cities in the United States and pointed that out “Safety is a key factor when choosing a neighborhood to buy a home in.”

The tri-state area suburb ranked highest on the nation’s top 20 list Edgewater (NJ, #10); followed by Fort Lee (NJ, #17) and Massapequa (NY, #20). The study defined “edge” as the numbers that were located 15 to 45 minutes by car outside the 100 largest cities in the United States.

The SmartAsset analysis assessed the level of safety and well-being of a community comparing variables as the levels of violent and property crimes, annual income, expenses, too much alcohol and motor vehicle and drug overdose deaths.

“To help gauge the value of the local cost of living, the affordable housing in the safest areas,” said the researchers, cited by The Fox News.

Lehi (Utah) came in first: Has the lowest rate of binge drinking in the entire study (9%) and particularly low levels of violent and property crime. In the state of Maryland, Bethesda and Rockville placed 2nd and 4th nationally. Between them, Layton (Utah) took third place. Bernalillo (New Mexico) was placed last (#360). The complete list can be reviewed in detail here.

Safe areas are not immune from hits. For example, this month A 31-year-old man admitted to the police stabbing his elderly father to death at home in quiet Ridgefield A Connecticut town that hadn’t been killed in more than two decadesin 2003.

In New York the pandemic, an anti-police climate and penal reform are identified as factors that crime has increased significantly since 2020. In a survey this year Only 30% of residents rated the quality of life in NYC positively. and only half said they planned to stay here for the next few years.

Last September a survey from Siena College was highlighted crime (73%) among the greatest concerns of the people of New York. According to another alarming study 70% of NYC residents fear being a victim of crime.

In December the Census confirmed that New York was the state that lost the most population in post-pandemic movements. In 2022 New York left with one less seat in the Lower House of the National Capitol as a result of this demographic reductionwhich was shown before the pandemic and it has accelerated ever since.

Half of the families in New York City do not have enough income to survive without help from the government, relatives or the community, warning in March with information about United Way and Fund for the City of New York (FCNY).

High costs not only affect families, but also singles: another recent study by SmartAsset revealed that NYC is where you need the most money to live “comfortably” as an individual: $66.62 an hour or an annual salary of $138,570.

New York is also one of the six cities in the United States where the average family should earn more of $300,000 per year to “comfortably” raise two children: $318,406 to be exact. But high costs do not guarantee prosperity in the “capital of the world”: in another study this year Only 30% of residents rated the quality of life in NYC positively. and only half said they planned to stay here for the next few years.