1 Hudson Valley City Made The 2022 Safest Cities In America List

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — A new study finds that Yonkers is not only the safest city in the Hudson Valley, it is also among the safest cities in the U.S.

With the U.S. experiencing over 500 mass shootings this year and the COVID-19 pandemic persisting, the personal-finance website WalletHub just released its report on 2022's Safest Cities in America.

"People can feel unsafe in other ways, too," the study's authors said. "Aside from the types of hazards that can cause bodily injury or other physical harm, taking out an unaffordable second mortgage, forgoing health insurance or even visiting unsecured websites are also ways people run into danger. One of the biggest worries for many people right now is the cost of inflation, which reached a four-decade high this year and threatens Americans’ financial safety."

To determine where Americans can feel most protected against life’s hazards, including nonphysical forms of danger, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 42 key metrics. The data set ranges from the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated and assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and even road quality.

"No one can avoid all danger, however, and we take on a certain level of risk based on where we choose to live," the WalletHub study concluded. "Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm."

Here's how the Hudson Valley's safest city stacked up.

Safest Cities in America

1. Columbia, MD
2. Nashua, NH
3. Laredo, TX
4. Portland, ME
5. Warwick, RI
6. Yonkers, NY
7. Gilbert, AZ
8. Burlington, VT
9. Raleigh, NC
10. Lewiston, ME

While Yonkers was rated the No. 6 safest city in America overall, it was considered the No. 3 city in terms of home and community safety, the No. 39 city for natural disaster risk and the No. 113 city for financial safety.

Other New York cities that made the "Safest Cities in America" list include Rochester (No. 52), New York City (No. 127) and Buffalo (No. 130).

The full report with the methodology used and all other U.S. cities that made the list can be found here.