**Where are the cheapest and safest cities in the United States? The data tells you**
Looking for an affordable and safe place to buy a house? GOBankingRates' latest analysis has sorted out 15 cities in the United States, with annual living costs ranging from $35,000 to $45,000, and the lowest crime rates nationwide.
**Key Findings**: Ohio secures 7 seats, becoming the biggest winner.
**Top 3 Cheap and Safe**:
1. **New Philadelphia, Ohio** — Annual cost $35.5k, house price $186k, violent crime rate only 0.69‰
2. **New Ulm, Minnesota** — Annual cost $36.4k, house price $222k, violent crime rate as low as 0.29‰
3. **Parma Heights, Ohio** — Annual cost $36.6k, house price $196k, livability 71
Others on the list include San Elizario (, Texas, with the cheapest housing price of $167k ), Edwardsville (, Illinois, with the highest livability score of 90 ), and so on.
**Data Source**: FBI Crime Statistics, US Census, Zillow Home Price Index ( January 2025 ), sample cities with a population ≥10k.
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**Where are the cheapest and safest cities in the United States? The data tells you**
Looking for an affordable and safe place to buy a house? GOBankingRates' latest analysis has sorted out 15 cities in the United States, with annual living costs ranging from $35,000 to $45,000, and the lowest crime rates nationwide.
**Key Findings**: Ohio secures 7 seats, becoming the biggest winner.
**Top 3 Cheap and Safe**:
1. **New Philadelphia, Ohio** — Annual cost $35.5k, house price $186k, violent crime rate only 0.69‰
2. **New Ulm, Minnesota** — Annual cost $36.4k, house price $222k, violent crime rate as low as 0.29‰
3. **Parma Heights, Ohio** — Annual cost $36.6k, house price $196k, livability 71
Others on the list include San Elizario (, Texas, with the cheapest housing price of $167k ), Edwardsville (, Illinois, with the highest livability score of 90 ), and so on.
**Data Source**: FBI Crime Statistics, US Census, Zillow Home Price Index ( January 2025 ), sample cities with a population ≥10k.