Bay Area home to 7 of the nation's safest and richest cities

MILL VALLEY, Calif. - A new study listed seven Bay Area cities among the richest and safest to live in 2024.

Personal finance company GOBankingRates examined cities across the U.S. that have the highest average household incomes and analyzed several factors, including total population, cost of living indexes, and crime rates.

Seven Bay Area cities made the top 30 list: Ross, Mill Valley, Lafayette, Cupertino, Los Altos, Kensington, and Los Gatos.

The study used data from the FBI's Crime Data Explorer to determine a city's violent crime and property crime rates per 1,000 residents. The study noted that none of the cities on the list had a median household income under $251,210.

Among the Bay Area cities that made the list, Ross ranked 10th.

Here's a look at the findings for the Bay Area cities recognized in the order they were ranked: 

10. Ross, California
Population total: 2,537
Average household median income: $430,034
Average single-family home value: $3,877,583
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.00
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 6.90

20. Mill Valley, California
Population total: 14,199   
Average household median income: $303,623 
Average single-family home value: $2,174,698 
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.64
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 11.12

23. Lafayette, California
Population total: 25,310 
Average household median income: $312,233 
Average single-family home value: $2,006,676 
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.00
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 12.62

25. Cupertino, California
Population total: 59,763 
Average household median income: $283,063   
Average single-family home value: $3,157,786 
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.16
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 13.31

27.Los Altos, California
Population total: 31,133 
Average household median income: $400,817 
Average single-family home value: $4,463,896  
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.67
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 12.06

28. Kensington, California
Population total: 5,309 
Average household median income: $253,171 
Average single-family home value: $1,564,213 
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 0.40
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 21.48

30. Los Gatos, California
Population total: 33,093
Average household median income: $305,653 
Average single-family home value: $2,743,223 
Violent crime rate (per 1,000): 1.71
Property crime rate (per 1,000): 18.27