Several locations in the Midwest, including a handful of Chicago suburbs ranked high on a new list of the "safest and wealthiest" cities in the U.S., with one Chicago suburb landing in the top spot on the list of 50.

The report from personal finance website GoBankingRates analyzed 1,000 cities with the highest average incomes and evaluated them for violent and property crime rates, giving each city a score based on income and safety. The ranking used data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, Zillow Home Value Index, Federal Reserve Economic Data, AreaVibes, and the FBI.

Coming in the No. 1 spot on the list of safest and richest cities in America was Western Springs, with an average income of nearly $300,000 and a proper

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