Farmer’s Insurance studied our nation for the most secure places to live based on extreme weather, housing depreciation, life expectancy, crime, and environmental hazards; and Portland arrived at the 13th slot. The top 12 cities are below.

Rounding out the top most secure cities:

1. Austin-Round Rock, Tex.
2. Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
3. Madison, Wis.
4. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.
5. Rochester, N.Y.
6. Honolulu, Hawaii
7. Syracuse, N.Y.
8. El Paso, Tex.
9. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Me.
10. Nassau-Suffolk Counties, N.Y.
11. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.
12. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex.
13. Portland-Beaverton, Ore.-Vancouver, Wash.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 10:01 am and is filed under Portland News.