Personal Finance Reports LendEDU’s Safest College Towns in the United States 1 person contributes to this content Written by Dave Rathmanner Written by Dave Rathmanner Expertise: Student loans, personal loans, credit cards, small business loans, consumer personal finance habits Dave Rathmanner has researched and developed content on a variety of finance topics, such as student loans, personal loans, credit cards, and small business loans. Learn more about Dave Rathmanner Dec 08, 2025 College towns are places of beauty, inspiration, diversity, sport, and home to thousands of students each year. But unfortunately, over the last few years college towns have come under scrutiny when it comes to safety. Whether you are just entering college, just graduating, or are just living in a college town safety is always of critical importance. And increasingly, prospective students and families are considering safety during the college selection process. At LendEDU, we work to help students and families make educated decisions when it comes to higher education. This month, the LendEDU team did some research to find out which college towns provided the safest environment for students and residents. After analyzing thousands of lines of data in Excel, we were able to put together a list of the safest college towns in the United States. In our research, we included towns that are home to at least one 2-year or 4-year college campus. We used the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s newest Crime in the United States data to compile our report, including both the violent crime and property crime statistics. Below, we calculated the safest college towns by summing the number of violent and property crimes, then dividing the summation by the population living in the town. This calculation yielded the number of violent and property crimes per person in the town. Please note, there may be more than one college campus located in each town. But we only included one college for each town in the table below. Here are the top 325 Safest College Towns in the United States: RankCity, StateSchool NamePopulationTotal Number of CrimesNumber of Crimes Per Person 1Malta,ILKishwaukee College115410.000866551 2McPherson,KSCentral Christian College of Kansas13369270.002019598 3Wenham,MAGordon College5114110.002150958 4Mansfield,PAMansfield University of Pennsylvania360180.002221605 5Bridgewater,VABridgewater College5938150.002526103 6Broadview Heights,OHVatterott College19318490.002536494 7El Dorado,KSButler Community College12809360.002810524 8Parkersburg,WVWest Virginia University at Parkersburg31139880.002826038 9Imperial,CAImperial Valley College16535510.003084366 10Clarks Summit,PASummit University6558210.003202196 11Franklin,MADean College328571100.003347841 12Fort Kent,MEUniversity of Maine at Fort Kent4013140.003488662 13Winona,MNMinnesota State College-Southeast Technical27546970.003521382 14Dallas,PAMisericordia University2806100.003563792 15New Town,NDNueta Hidatsa Sahnish College248290.003626108 16Boaz,ALSnead State Community College9747360.003693444 17Weston,MARegis College12015450.003745318 18Glen Cove,NYWebb Institute272411030.003781065 19New Concord,OHMuskingum University156770.004467135 20Glenville,WVGlenville State College154870.004521964 21Purcellville,VAPatrick Henry College8821410.004647999 22Brecksville,OHStautzenberger College13505650.004813032 23North Newton,KSBethel College180090.005 24Bedford,MAMiddlesex Community College14179720.005077932 25Norton,MAWheaton College194771000.005134261 26Jenkintown,PAManor College4441230.005179014 27Paxton,MAAnna Maria College4875260.005333333 28Linn,MOState Technical College of Missouri143480.005578801 29Rangely,COColorado Northwestern Community College2447140.005721291 30Cleveland,WILakeshore Technical College148490.00606469 31Aliso Viejo,CASoka University of America506713080.006078428 32Charleston,ILEastern Illinois University219851350.00614055 33Seven Hills,OHDeVry University11713730.006232391 34Cottleville,MOSt. Charles Community College3836240.006256517 35Orange City,IANorthwestern College6211390.006279182 36Kirtland,OHLakeland Community College6841430.006285631 37Tishomingo,OKMurray State College3072200.006510417 38Wellesley,MAWellesley College294121920.006527948 39Needham,MAFranklin W. Olin College of Engineering299901990.006635545 40Mequon,WIConcordia University Wisconsin233891560.006669802 41New London,NHColby-Sawyer College4620310.006709957 42Grand Rapids,MIDavenport University19338513810.007141195 43Barbourville,KYUnion College3152230.007296954 44Northfield,VTNorwich University6144450.007324219 45Wheaton,ILWheaton College538063980.007396945 46Warner,OKConnors State College1619120.007411983 47Cumberland,KYSoutheast Kentucky Community and Technical College2157160.00741771 48Deerfield,ILTrinity International University183091360.007428041 49Durham,NHUniversity of New Hampshire155711160.007449746 50Pinehurst,NCSandhills Community College153911150.007471899 51Palos Hills,ILMoraine Valley Community College176731330.007525604 52Merrimack,NHThomas More College of Liberal Arts256201930.007533177 53Lake Forest,ILLake Forest College193431470.007599648 54Colchester,VTSaint Michael’s College173461340.007725124 55Caldwell,NJCaldwell University7882620.007866024 56Warner,NHNortheast Catholic College2873230.008005569 57Henniker,NHNew England College4773390.008170962 58Canyon,TXWest Texas A&M University140551150.008182142 59Madison,NJFairleigh Dickinson University, College at Florham163801350.008241758 60Lexington,VAVirginia Military Institute7203600.008329863 61Demorest,GAPiedmont College2032170.008366142 62Rexburg,IDBrigham Young University-Idaho267732280.008516042 63Springboro,OHMiami-Jacobs Career College179661570.008738729 64Pepper Pike,OHUrsuline College6194550.008879561 65Los Altos Hills,CAFoothill College8408750.008920076 66Moorpark,CAMoorpark College352993160.008952095 67Long Beach,NYRabbinical College of Long Island336133040.00904412 68Amherst,MAUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst389773530.009056623 69Newton,MAMount Ida College888818100.009113309 70Rochester,MIOakland University130571190.009113885 71Longmeadow,MABay Path University159011460.009181812 72Friendswood,TXBrightwood College, Friendswood Campus380123500.009207619 73Alpine,TXSul Ross State University6058560.009243975 74Moon Township,PARobert Morris University255142370.009289018 75Moraga,CASaint Mary’s College of California169531580.009319884 76Hancock,MIFinlandia University4584430.009380454 77Bluffton,OHBluffton University4237400.009440642 78Rosemount,MNDakota County Technical College228502160.009452954 79Palatine,ILHarper College695336590.009477514 80Collegeville,PAUrsinus College5375510.009488372 81Mission Viejo,CASaddleback College971249350.009626869 82Blacksburg,VAVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University438424260.00971671 83Saratoga,CAWest Valley College311223070.009864405 84Princeton,NJPrinceton University291542900.009947177 85Dudley,MANichols College115621160.010032866 86Smithfield,RIBryant University214822160.01005493 87Petoskey,MINorth Central Michigan College5779590.010209379 88Milton,MACurry College274052800.010217114 89Richland Center,WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Richland5055520.010286845 90Arlington Heights,ILITT Technical Institute762007860.010314961 91Marietta,OHMarietta College140511470.010461889 92Prairie View,TXPrairie View A&M University5920620.010472973 93Bristol,RIRoger Williams University223332350.010522545 94Dillon,MTThe University of Montana Western4239450.010615711 95Crookston,MNUniversity of Minnesota, Crookston7905840.010626186 96Walnut,CAMt. San Antonio College302823230.010666402 97Elon,NCElon University95371030.010800042 98Atherton,CAMenlo College7221780.010801828 99Highland Heights,KYNorthern Kentucky University6934750.010816268 100Madison,MSITT Technical Institute255722780.010871265 101Mokena,ILRasmussen College Mokena/Tinley Park192712100.010897203 102Toledo,OHDavis College28115030680.010912324 103Morrison,ILMorrison Institute of Technology4106450.010959571 104Ellendale,NDTrinity Bible College1361150.011021308 105Mount Prospect,ILChristian Life College548916060.011040061 106North Andover,MAMerrimack College295023260.011050098 107Ephraim,UTSnow College6506720.011066708 108Winona Lake,INGrace College4945550.011122346 109Davidson,NCDavidson College119541330.011125983 110Berea,OHBaldwin Wallace University189812130.011221748 111Ramsey,NJEastwick College147831660.011229115 112Easton,MAStonehill College239282690.01124206 113Wilmore,KYAsbury University6124690.011267146 114Wilburton,OKEastern Oklahoma State College2735310.011334552 115Elmhurst,ILElmhurst College459065260.011458197 116Schuylkill Haven,PAPenn State Schuylkill5319610.011468321 117Bloomfield Hills,MIOakland Community College3987460.011537497 118Carterville,ILJohn A. Logan College5710660.011558669 119Hoffman Estates,ILAmbria College of Nursing525126080.011578306 120Rancho Palos Verdes,CAMarymount California University426454960.011630906 121State College,PASouth Hills School of Business & Technology565516580.011635515 122Franklin Springs,GAEmmanuel College1116130.011648746 123Cary,NCMiller-Motte College15497818090.011672625 124Newtown,PABucks County Community College2227260.011674899 125Columbia,KYLindsey Wilson College4526530.011710119 126Wilmington,MAITT Technical Institute234102780.011875267 127Lakeville,MNMinnesota School of Business-Lakeville591947040.011893097 128Naperville,ILDeVry University14551017470.012006048 129Seward,NESt. Gregory the Great Seminary7155860.012019567 130Palos Heights,ILTrinity Christian College126331520.01203198 131Norwood,MAITT Technical Institute291143520.012090403 132Decorah,IALuther College8079980.012130214 133Los Alamos,NMUniversity of New Mexico-Los Alamos Branch177032160.012201322 134West Lafayette,INPurdue University311923810.01221467 135East Greenwich,RINew England Institute of Technology131781610.012217332 136Pemberton,NJRowan College at Burlington County1388170.012247839 137River Grove,ILTriton College102911270.01234088 138Sayre,OKSouthwestern Oklahoma State University at Sayre4699580.012343052 139Ripon,WIRipon College7768960.012358393 140Orono,MEUniversity of Maine107571330.012364042 141Washington,NJWarren County Community College6461800.012381984 142Slippery Rock,PASlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania3673460.012523822 143Menomonee Falls,WIHerzing University Online359974510.012528822 144Eureka,ILEureka College5397700.012970169 145Burton,OHKent State University at Geauga1462190.012995896 146Irvine,CAFIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Orange County Campus24297131650.013026246 147Graceville,FLThe Baptist College of Florida2226290.013027853 148Glen Ellyn,ILCollege of DuPage278543630.01303224 149Des Plaines,ILOakton Community College590417710.013058722 150Edinboro,PAEdinboro University of Pennsylvania6655870.013072878 151Highland Heights,OHATS Institute of Technology83161090.013107263 152Niceville,FLNorthwest Florida State College144071900.013188034 153Middletown,PAPenn State Harrisburg88651170.01319797 154Williamsburg,VAThe College of William and Mary154942050.013230928 155Houghton,MIMichigan Technological University76321010.013233753 156Santa Clarita,CACollege of the Canyons20693027440.013260523 157North Manchester,INManchester University5989800.013357823 158Thousand Oaks,CACalifornia Lutheran University12917517270.01336946 159Clarion,PAClarion University of Pennsylvania4857650.013382747 160Centennial,CONational American University10748514400.013397218 161Beverly,MAMontserrat College of Art410235500.013407113 162Mount Vernon,IACornell College4602620.013472403 163Wells,MEYork County Community College99301340.013494461 164Elizabethtown,PAElizabethtown College116721590.013622344 165Marquette,MINorthern Michigan University215242940.013659171 166Downers Grove,ILDeVry University498606820.013678299 167Millersville,PAMillersville University of Pennsylvania82801140.013768116 168Olathe,KSMidAmerica Nazarene University13334118470.013851704 169Waltham,MABentley University627568700.013863216 170Yellow Springs,OHAntioch University Midwest3519490.01392441 171Ankeny,IAFaith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary530997400.013936232 172Forty Fort,PAFortis Institute4161580.013938957 173Northfield,MNSt. Olaf College207142890.013951917 174Grayslake,ILCollege of Lake County211322980.014101836 175Midland,MINorthwood University, Michigan Campus422565960.014104506 176Woodland Park,NJBerkeley College-Woodland Park Campus123951750.014118596 177Edwardsville,ILSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville247573500.014137416 178Pullman,WAWashington State University-Global Campus318104500.014146495 179Wheeling,ILWorsham College of Mortuary Science380955440.014280089 180Jackson,KYKentucky Mountain Bible College2157310.014371813 181Williamsburg,KYUniversity of the Cumberlands5314770.014490026 182North Canton,OHWalsh University175032540.014511798 183New Philadelphia,OHKent State University at Tuscarawas174252540.014576758 184Mars Hill,NCMars Hill University2194320.014585232 185Bettendorf,IAScott Community College350455130.014638322 186Meridian,IDBroadview University-Boise8573312560.014650135 187Geneseo,NYState University of New York College at Geneseo79141160.014657569 188Kenmore,WABastyr University218863210.01466691 189La Mirada,CABiola University492777240.014692453 190Southlake,TXThe King’s University286404210.014699721 191Madison,SDDakota State University70571040.01473714 192Great Barrington,MABard College at Simon’s Rock69711030.014775498 193Estherville,IAIowa Lakes Community College6073900.014819694 194Keene,TXSouthwestern Adventist University6072900.014822134 195Yonkers,NYCochran School of Nursing20062429830.01486861 196Plymouth,MNMinnesota School of Business-Plymouth7483311130.014873117 197Grove City,PAGrove City College81721220.014929026 198Westfield,MAWestfield State University413486190.014970494 199Beloit,KSNorth Central Kansas Technical College3852580.015057113 200Cresson,PAMount Aloysius College1656250.015096618 201Belmont,CANotre Dame de Namur University269474080.015140832 202South Hadley,MAMount Holyoke College177472690.015157491 203Ada,OHOhio Northern University5790880.015198618 204Wadena,MNMinnesota State Community and Technical College-Wadena4145630.015199035 205Novi,MIThe Art Institute of Michigan586549000.015344222 206Franklin,TNWilliamson College7048510890.015450096 207Forest City,IAWaldorf College3969620.015621063 208Camarillo,CACalifornia State University Channel Islands6627210370.015647634 209Parma,OHBryant & Stratton College-Parma Campus8016812550.015654625 210Laguna Hills,CAAllied American University310354860.015659739 211Brookline,MAHellenic College594139310.015669971 212Hackettstown,NJCentenary College95761510.015768588 213Port St. Lucie,FLFortis Institute17245327410.015894186 214Maryville,MONorthwest Missouri State University120761920.015899304 215Sisseton,SDSisseton-Wahpeton College2451390.015911873 216Ely,MNVermilion Community College3454550.015923567 217Middleton,WIGlobe University-Madison West186472970.015927495 218Chesterfield,MOLogan University478117640.015979586 219Lakewood,OHVirginia Marti College of Art and Design509238150.016004556 220Hayward,WILac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College2310370.016017316 221Athens,OHOhio University240833860.016027904 222Fairmont,WVPierpont Community & Technical College188353020.016033979 223Montclair,NJMontclair State University380306120.016092559 224Bowie,MDBowie State University571889210.016104777 225Dixon,ILSauk Valley Community College152402460.016141732 226Melrose Park,ILLincoln College of Technology255414130.016170079 227Rindge,NHFranklin Pierce University5865950.016197783 228Cypress,CATrident University International493708030.016264938 229Santee,CASan Diego Christian College567379240.016285669 230Wentzville,MOMidwest University332825430.016315125 231San Marcos,CAPalomar College9079914820.016321766 232St. Peter,MNGustavus Adolphus College115021890.016431925 233Brookings,SDSouth Dakota State University231453810.016461439 234Hackensack,NJEastwick College444517320.016467571 235Canton,MOCulver-Stockton College2368390.016469595 236Lodi,NJFelician University246484060.016471925 237Dublin,VANew River Community College2484410.016505636 238Glendale,CAGlendale Community College19707932590.016536516 239Bryn Athyn,PABryn Athyn College of the New Church1385230.016606498 240Medford,MATufts University575519570.016628729 241Leadville,COColorado Mountain College2579430.016673129 242Centerville,OHFortis College239494000.016702159 243Kennesaw,GAITT Technical Institute324295450.016805945 244Hanover,NHDartmouth College113371910.016847491 245Troy,MIWalsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration8327914090.016919031 246Orange,CAITT Technical Institute14076723830.016928684 247Lenexa,KSGrantham University508768630.016962812 248South Orange,NJSeton Hall University163232770.01696992 249Tinley Park,ILDeVry University574059750.016984583 250Hesston,KSHesston College3739640.017116876 251Swartz Creek,MIITT Technical Institute5607960.017121455 252East Lansing,MIMichigan State University485558330.017155803 253Fulton,MSItawamba Community College4011690.017202693 254Carlsbad,CAGolf Academy of America11229719350.017231093 255Berlin,NHWhite Mountains Community College95131640.017239567 256Falls Church,VAMedtech College137942380.017253878 257Howell,MICleary University95771660.017333194 258Newton,NJSussex County Community College78971370.01734836 259Alma,MIAlma College92601610.017386609 260New Rochelle,NYIona College8003013920.017393477 261Gallatin,TNVolunteer State Community College327565700.017401392 262West Boylston,MASalter College79711390.017438214 263Santa Paula,CAThomas Aquinas College302695320.017575738 264Clayton,MOCourt Reporting Institute of St. Louis158712790.017579233 265Broomfield,CORedstone College-Denver6069310670.017580281 266Cupertino,CADe Anza College6056410660.017601215 267North Wales,PALansdale School of Business3234570.017625232 268Aurora,ILRasmussen College Aurora20041935400.017662996 269Pella,IACentral College103471830.017686286 270Capitol Heights,MDMaple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary4508800.017746229 271Danbury,CTWestern Connecticut State University8428115020.017821336 272Columbus,NECentral Community College-Columbus Campus226144040.017865039 273Cisco,TXCisco College3799680.017899447 274Monmouth,ORWestern Oregon University99971800.018005402 275Winterville,NCPitt Community College95941730.018032103 276Rocklin,CASierra College6037110890.018038462 277Addison,ILDeVry University374806770.018062967 278Seaside,CACalifornia State University, Monterey Bay343506230.018136827 279Enfield,CTAsnuntuck Community College447698130.018159887 280Waukesha,WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Waukesha7109312940.018201511 281Woodbury,MNGlobe University-Woodbury6653912130.01822991 282Eagan,MNArgosy University, Twin Cities6575412010.018265049 283Edmond,OKUniversity of Central Oklahoma8838316190.018318002 284Overland Park,KSJohnson County Community College18310833600.018349826 285Stamford,CTBais Binyomin Academy12738523390.01836166 286Bar Harbor,MECollege of the Atlantic5334980.018372703 287Macomb,ILWestern Illinois University192623540.018378154 288Edina,MNMinneapolis Media Institute497279160.018420576 289Fremont,CAOhlone College22757541940.018429089 290Monterey Park,CAEast Los Angeles College6128411300.018438744 291Urbandale,IAKaplan University, Des Moines423367810.018447657 292Mechanicsburg,PAMessiah College89811670.018594811 293California,PACalifornia University of Pennsylvania69761300.018635321 294Godfrey,ILLewis and Clark Community College178413330.018664873 295Torrington,WYEastern Wyoming College68421280.01870798 296Shippensburg,PAShippensburg University of Pennsylvania55541040.018725243 297Marshfield,WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County186683500.018748661 298Independence,OHMiami-Jacobs Career College71471340.018749126 299Torrance,CAEl Camino College14797127780.018773949 300Los Alamitos,CATouro University Worldwide117082200.018790571 301Folsom,CAFolsom Lake College7332913840.018873843 302Willimantic,CTEastern Connecticut State University178263390.019017166 303Ames,IAIowa State University of Science and Technology6251411920.019067729 304Parkville,MOPark University60181150.019109339 305Southington,CTLincoln College of New England437868390.019161376 306Hillsdale,MIHillsdale College81881570.019174402 307Weatherford,OKSouthwestern Oklahoma State University121312330.01920699 308Media,PADelaware County Community College53431030.019277559 309Florissant,MOSaint Louis Christian College5238710100.019279592 310Williamstown,MAWilliams College75611460.019309615 311Fountain Valley,CACoastline Community College5702411090.019447952 312Lindsborg,KSBethany College3488680.019495413 313Lower Burrell,PACareer Training Academy115982270.01957234 314Sellersburg,INIvy Tech Community College-Southern Indiana61671210.019620561 315Fairfield,CTSacred Heart University6114612000.019625159 316Napa,CANapa Valley College7957215640.019655155 317Ironwood,MIGogebic Community College51341010.01967277 318Sheldon,IANorthwest Iowa Community College50681000.01973165 319Chula Vista,CASouthwestern College25989451360.019761903 320Canton,ILSpoon River College143712840.019762021 321Stow,OHAmerican National University347556870.01976694 322Whitewater,WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater148202930.01977058 323White Plains,NYBerkeley College-White Plains Campus5810311510.019809648 324Middletown,CTMiddlesex Community College472569370.01982817 325Yucaipa,CACrafton Hills College5279410490.019869682 See more of LendEDU’s Research About our contributors Written by Dave Rathmanner Dave Rathmanner has researched and developed content on a variety of finance topics, such as student loans, personal loans, credit cards, and small business loans.