A town of 36,120, Westerville—a suburb of Columbus, OH—is one of the safest of the 75 we surveyed for this ranking. Its crime rate of 1,690 per 100,000, put it at 46 percent below the national average (it’s 43 percent below the rest of Ohio).
The town also scored well in terms of available amenities, education (with one teacher for every 18 students), and median household income (at $80,205 it’s 59 percent above the average for Ohio). The cost of living in Westerville is also good at 1.8 percent below the national average, although it is 5 percent higher than the average for Ohio.
These Are America’s Best Suburbs By Movoto Real Estate
