Bellingham WA - Bellingham ranks as the fourth most secure place to live in the U.S. among cities of a similar size, according to the sixth annual study by Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. This is the fourth consecutive year that Bellingham has placed among the top 20 nationally.

 

The rankings, compiled by database experts at Bestplaces, took into consideration several factors, including crime statistics, housing depreciation, number of foreclosures, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, air quality, environmental hazards, life expectancy and job-loss numbers compared to 127 other U.S. metropolitan areas with 150,000 to 500,000 people.

 

This is not surprising to locals that Bellingham seems to garner some type of national award every year. Maybe Bellingham, WA is the Utopia that locals claim it to be. With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver set to begin in less than two months, maybe our well kept secret won't be much of secret with the eyes of the world upon us. Visitors might want to visit our Bellingham Visitor Center if their planning a trip soon.

 

Several other Northwest cities ranked well on the list with Olympia ranking second, while Kennewick-Richland-Pasco ranked sixth and the Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash. area ranking as the eleventh most secure place. The Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn., area was the most secure mid-size city in the U.S., according to the study.

 

The most secure small town (150,000 or fewer) is the Lewiston, Idaho-Clarkston, Wash., area. The most secure large metropolitan area (population greater than 500,000) was the central Texas area of Austin-Round Rock.

 

Jerry Campbell - The Muljat Group - Bellingham, WA - Bellingham Real Estate