Safest Cities in Massachusetts
Cities ranked by Community Safety Score — a composite of health outcomes, economic stability, and healthcare access from CDC and Census data. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.
Safest Cities 50
1 Quincy
77.1
2 Brookline
77.1
3 Weymouth
77.1
4 Braintree
77.1
5 Randolph
77.1
6 Franklin
77.1
7 Needham
77.1
8 Norwood
77.1
9 Wellesley
77.1
10 Milton
77.1
11 Stoughton
77.1
12 Dedham
77.1
13 Canton
77.1
14 Westwood
77.1
15 Medway
77.1
16 Wrentham
77.1
17 Holbrook
77.1
18 Norfolk
77.1
19 Lowell
77.0
20 Cambridge
77.0
21 Newton
77.0
22 Somerville
77.0
23 Framingham
77.0
24 Framingham Center
77.0
25 Waltham
77.0
26 Malden
77.0
27 Medford
77.0
28 Everett
77.0
29 Arlington
77.0
30 Billerica
77.0
31 Marlborough
77.0
32 Woburn
77.0
33 Chelmsford
77.0
34 Natick
77.0
35 Watertown
77.0
36 Lexington
77.0
37 Tewksbury
77.0
38 Dracut
77.0
39 Melrose
77.0
40 Wakefield
77.0
41 Reading
77.0
42 Belmont
77.0
43 Burlington
77.0
44 Chestnut Hill
77.0
45 Wilmington
77.0
46 Westford
77.0
47 Stoneham
77.0
48 Winchester
77.0
49 Acton
77.0
50 Sudbury
77.0
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Data Sources
Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).