The Safest Cities in Every State 2023

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We all want a safe place to call home. Whether you want to know how your current hometown rates or you're looking to move we've calculated the per capita crime rates of cities in every state. Here's a roundup of the cities that topped the list in each state

A closer look at the safest cities in the US

The "safest" cities rankings are intended to highlight cities with low crime rates and ignite conversation and action around how to make all cities and communities safer.

For the purposes of city ranking reports, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

Overall, across the US, crime rates were fairly steady year over year. The violent crime rate held at 4.0 incidents per 1,000 people and property crime dipped from 19.6 incidents per 1,000 to 19.3.

We calculated per capita crime rates for 41 states that submitted complete data to the FBI. Here's a look at how crime rates trended across the US:

  • Violent crime rates held steady or decreased in 59% of states.
  • 41% of states saw a jump in violent crime year over year—last year it was 68%.
  • Property crime rates held steady or decreased in 61% of states.
  • 39% of sates saw a jump in property crime rates—last year it was 22%.
  • 16 states saw a dip in both violent and property crime rates year over year.
  • 10 states saw both violent and property crime rates rise year over year.

The safest city in every state

Alabama: Warrior
  • Circle Population
    Population
    3,192
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $44,075
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.6, N/A, N/A
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.3, N/A, N/A
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Alabama's Safest Cities for 2023.

map image of unalaska,ak
Alaska: Unalaska
  • Circle Population
    Population
    4,484
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $94,271
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    3.3, 2.0, 1.6
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    6.2, 12.2, 8.6
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Alaska's Safest Cities for 2023.

San Luis, Arizona
Arizona: San Luis
  • Circle Population
    Population
    37,140
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $43,630
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.8, 0.7, 1.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    6.5, 9.1, 12.3
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Arizona's Safest Cities for 2023.

Piggott, Arkansas
Arkansas: Piggott
  • Circle Population
    Population
    3,464
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $39,731
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.9, 0.6, 4.8
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    4.9, 9.4, 14.6
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Arkansas's Safest Cities for 2023.

Geographic location of Danville, CA
California: Danville*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    44,800
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $160,808
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.5, 0.5, 0.4
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    5.3, 6.6, 7.2
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of State of Safety in California for 2023.

*Danville was the safest city in California in 2022; there was not enough data to rank cities for 2023.

Severance, Colorado
Colorado: Severance
  • Circle Population
    Population
    8,343
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $111,055
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.4, 0.4
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022 2021
    2.8, 2.8, 2.8
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Colorado's Safest Cities for 2023.

Ridgefield, Connecticut
Connecticut: Ridgefield
  • Circle Population
    Population
    24,919
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $129,919
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.3, 0.1, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.3, 0.1, 0.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Connecticut's Safest Cities for 2023.

Delaware: Clayton
  • Circle Population
    Population
    3,707
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $91,346
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.9, 0.8, 2.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    5.7, 5.3, 10.2
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Delaware's Safest Cities for 2023.

Niceville, Florida
Florida: Niceville*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    16,345
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $76,823
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.6, 0.7, 1.5
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    2.9, 12.8, 12.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of State of Safety in Florida for 2023.

*Niceville was the safest city in Florida in 2022; there was not enough data to rank cities for 2023.

Holly Springs, Georgia
Georgia: Holly Springs
  • Circle Population
    Population
    17,484
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $98,651
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.0, N/A, N/A
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    2.7, N/A, N/A
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Georgia's Safest Cities for 2023.

Honolulu map
Hawaii: Honolulu*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    985,138
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $92,600
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.3, 2.5, 2.6
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    27.5, 24.1, 28.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Hawaii's Safest Cities for 2023.

*Honolulu is the only city that submitted crime data to the FBI; there was not enough data to rank cities for 2023.

Idaho: Rexburg
  • Circle Population
    Population
    30,105
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $44,034
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.4, 0.3, 0.2
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    4.2, 3.4, 4.2
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Idaho's Safest Cities for 2023.

Campton Hills, Illinois
Illinois: Campton Hills*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    11,092
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    N/A
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.0, 0.1, 0.1
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.0, 0.6, 1.5
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the State of Safety in Illinois for 2023.

*Illinois did not provide enough data to the FBI to rank safest cities this year; based on data submitted in the last reporting year, Campton Hills had the lowest per capita crime rate in 2022.

St. John, Indiana
Indiana: St. John
  • Circle Population
    Population
    20,168
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $115,230
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.2, 0.2
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.0, 4.1, 6.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Sioux Center, Iowa
Iowa: Sioux City
  • Circle Population
    Population
    7,729
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $80,955
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.2, 0.4, 0.4
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.2, 2.2, 2.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Iowa's Safest Cities for 2023.

Valley Center, Kansas
Kansas: Valley Center
  • Circle Population
    Population
    7,443
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $64,811
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.5, 1.1, 0.8
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    7.3, 6.5, 5.2
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Pioneer Village, Kentucky
Kentucky: Pioneer Village
  • Circle Population
    Population
    3,003
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $70,037
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.3, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    3.0, 7.8, 7.1
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Louisiana: Baker
  • Circle Population
    Population
    12,931
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $55,371
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    $55,371
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 31.6, 24.6
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Eliot, Maine
Maine: Eliot
  • Circle Population
    Population
    7,212
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $84,768
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.1, 0.3, 1.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    3.1, 3.7, 3.4
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Ocean Pines, Maryland
Maryland: Ocean Pines
  • Circle Population
    Population
    11,710
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $71,990
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.2, 0.7, 1.1
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.2, 0.7, 1.1
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the State of Safety in Maryland for 2023.

*Maryland did not provide enough data to the FBI to rank safest cities this year; based on data submitted in the last reporting year, Ocean Pines had the lowest per capita crime rate in 2022.

Wayland Massachusetts
Massachusetts: Wayland
  • Circle Population
    Population
    13,911
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $203,789
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.1, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.0, 0.1
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Addison Township, Michigan
Michigan: Addison Township
  • Circle Population
    Population
    6,603
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $95,211
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.3, 0.9
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.8, 2.4, 2.3
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Geographic location of Montevideo, MN
Minnesota: Montevideo
  • Circle Population
    Population
    4,995
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $53,410
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.4, 0.8, 1.8
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 3.2, 4.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Madison, Mississippi
Mississippi: Madison
  • Circle Population
    Population
    25,860
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $119,662
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.2, N/A, 0.4
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    4.6, N/A, 10.4
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Cottleville, Missouri
Missouri: Cottleville
  • Circle Population
    Population
    6,333
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $131,618
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.3, 0.0, 0.9
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.2, 4.8, 6.2
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Montana: Whitefish
  • Circle Population
    Population
    8,972
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $64,595
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.7, 1.9, N/A
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    11.1, 10.0, N/A
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Map of Schuyler, Nebraska
Nebraska: Schuyler
  • Circle Population
    Population
    6,219
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $70,592
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.5, 0.3, 0.5
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.6, 3.3, 3.9
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Boulder City, Nevada
Nevada: Boulder City
  • Circle Population
    Population
    16,556
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $69,746
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.6, 1.4, 1.2
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    9.2, 8.5, 7.1
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Atkinson, NH map
New Hampshire: Atkinson
  • Circle Population
    Population
    7,296
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $123,257
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.0, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.4, 2.5, 4.1
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Sparta Township, New Jersey
New Jersey: Sparta Township*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    18,467
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $138,061
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.2, 0.2, 0.3
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    1.0, 1.7, 2.9
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

*Sparta Township was the safest city in New Jersey in 2022; there was not enough data to rank cities for 2023.

Sunland Park, NM map
New Mexico: Sunland Park*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    18,437
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $27,266
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    5.2, 3.6, N/A
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    6.2, 10.4, N/A
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the State of Safety in New Mexico for 2023.

*Sunland Park was the safest city in New Mexico in 2022; there was not enough data to rank cities for 2023.

Lewisboro Town, New York
New York: Lewisboro Town*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    12,533
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $158,299
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.0, 0.0, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2022, 2021, 2020
    0.0, 0.0, 0.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the State of Safety in New York for 2023.

*Lewisboro Town was the safest city in New York in 2022; there was not enough data to rank cities for 2023.

Rolesville, NC
North Carolina: Rolesville
  • Circle Population
    Population
    9,679
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $127,575
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.4, 0.5, N/A
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    5.2, 4.0, N/A
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Oakes, ND map
North Dakota: Oakes
  • Circle Population
    Population
    1,639
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $65,441
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.6, 1.8
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.6, 0.6, 4.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Olmsted Township, Ohio
Ohio: Olmsted Township
  • Circle Population
    Population
    13,644
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $81,153
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.0, 0.1
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.0, 2.7, 2.2
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Ohio's Safest Cities for 2023.

Elgin, Oklahoma
Oklahoma: Elgin
  • Circle Population
    Population
    3,359
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $69,451
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.0, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.3, 2.1, 2.1
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Oregon: West Linn
  • Circle Population
    Population
    26,908
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $124,098
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.7, 0.4, 0.7
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    12.6, 11.7, 8.6
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
pennsylvania state icon
Pennsylvania*
  • Circle Population
    Population
    12,783,254
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $67,587
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    N/A, 3.9, 3.1
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    N/A, 16.4, 14.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

*Pennsylvania did not provide enough data to the FBI to rank safest cities the past two years. Statewide data is provided.

Rhode Island: Bristol
  • Circle Population
    Population
    22,550
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $80,727
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.5, 0.2, 0.7
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.6, 3.2, 4.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
South Carolina: Fort Mill
  • Circle Population
    Population
    26,923
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $120,665
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.7, 1.3, 1.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    6.2, 9.6, 11.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Brandon, South Dakota
South Dakota: Brandon
  • Circle Population
    Population
    10,297
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $96,367
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.7, 0.5, 0.7
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    4.6, 3.0, 2.6
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Nolensville, Tennessee
Tennessee: Nolensville
  • Circle Population
    Population
    11,866
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $152,500
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.8, 0.8, 1.7
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    3.0, 4.8, 9.9
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Trophy Club, Texas
Texas: Trophy Club
  • Circle Population
    Population
    13,205
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $170,679
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.1, 0.0, 0.1
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    4.6, 4.0, 4.9
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Lone Peak, UT
Utah: Lone Peak
  • Circle Population
    Population
    30,210
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $156,136
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.4, 0.2, N/A
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    5.8, 9.1, N/A
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

See the rest of Utah's Safest Cities for 2023.

Hinesburg, Vermont
Vermont: Hinesburg
  • Circle Population
    Population
    4,535
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $54,844
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.0, 0.2, 1.1
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.6, 3.7, 5.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Bridgewater, Virginia
Virginia: Bridgewater
  • Circle Population
    Population
    6,218
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $66,847
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.2, 0.2, 0.0
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    2.6, 3.2, 3.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Washington: Sammamish
  • Circle Population
    Population
    66,855
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $195,648
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.3, 0.3, 0.3
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    8.4, 6.6, 6.0
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Oak Hill, West Virginia
West Virginia: Oak Hill
  • Circle Population
    Population
    66,855
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $45,460
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.5, 0.5, 0.6
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.8, 0.9, 1.7
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Mukwonago Town, Wisconsin
Wisconsin: Mukwonago Town
  • Circle Population
    Population
    8,184
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $134,456
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.2, 0.5, 0.6
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    0.7, 1.3, 0.6
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime
Wyoming: Douglas
  • Circle Population
    Population
    6,404
  • Circle Dollar
    Median Income
    $71,155
  • Circle Gun
    VC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    1.4, 1.3, 1.3
  • Circle Property
    PC Rate 2023, 2022, 2021
    9.4, 10.2, 13.8
  • Info
    VC=Violent crime, PC=Property crime

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Endnotes and sources

FBI Crime Data Explorer, "Documents & Downloads." Accessed February 6, 2023.

  • 2021 and 2020 Crime in the United States Annual Reports
    • Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
  • 2021 NIBRS Estimation Tables

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, "Offenses Known to Law Enforcement [2019]." Accessed February 6, 2023.

Bureau of Justice Statistics, "National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)." Accessed February 6, 2023.

US Census Bureau, "2021: ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables." Accessed February 6, 2023.

US Census Bureau, "2021: ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables." Accessed February 6, 2023.

SafeWise, "2022 State of Safety survey." Accessed February 6, 2023.

Gun Violence Archive, "General Methodology." Accessed February 6, 2023.

Gun Violence Archive, "Past Summary Ledgers." Accessed January 3, 2023.

Gun Violence Archive, "Congress."

  • 2022 totals: Accessed January 3, 2023.
  • 2021 and 2020 totals: Accessed December 19, 2022.
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Rebecca is the lead safety reporter and in-house expert for SafeWise.com. She has been a journalist and blogger for over 25 years, with a focus on home and community safety for the past eight. Rebecca spends dozens of hours every month poring over crime reports and spotting trends. Her safety expertise is sought after by publications, broadcast journalists, non-profit organizations, podcasts, and more. You can find her expert advice and analysis in places like TechCrunch, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, NPR, HGTV, MSN, Reader's Digest, Real Simple, and an ever-growing library of radio and TV clips.

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