Bay Area home to 7 of the nation’s safest and richest cities [Video]

A new study listed seven Bay Area cities among the richest and safest to live in 2024.

Personal finance company GOBankingRates examined cities across the U.S. that have the highest average household incomes and analyzed several factors, including total population, cost of living indexes, and crime rates.

Seven Bay Area cities made the top 30 list: Ross, Mill Valley, Lafayette, Cupertino, Los Altos, Kensington, and Los Gatos.

The study used data from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer to determine a city’s violent crime and property crime rates per 1,000 residents. The study noted that none of the cities on the list had a median household income under $251,210.

Among the Bay Area cities that made the list, Ross ranked 10th.

Here’s a look at the findings for the Bay Area cities recognized in the order they were ranked: 

10. Ross, CaliforniaPopulation total: 2,537Average household median income: $430,034Average single-family home value: $3,877,583Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.00Property crime rate (per 1,000): 6.90

20. Mill Valley, CaliforniaPopulation …