{"id":73,"date":"2026-10-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:00:00","slug":"the-safest-and-richest-midsize-midwest-cities-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/08\/the-safest-and-richest-midsize-midwest-cities-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Safest and Richest Midsize Midwest Cities in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Having moved countless times\u2014often on short notice\u2014I know how much peace of mind matters when choosing your next home. If you\u2019re considering a move to the Midwest, you\u2019ll be glad to know that there are eight midsize cities in the region where both safety and prosperity go hand in hand. Each boasts a median income over $100,000, home values ranging from $376,000 to $610,000, and living costs between $48,790 and $67,194. Even better, these cities have low crime rates and populations between 75,000 and 500,000\u2014meaning you won\u2019t have to compromise on community or comfort. As someone who helps families and individuals navigate big transitions, I always look for places that offer security, opportunity, and a true sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moneylion.com\/trending\/money\/safest-richest-midsize-midwest-cities-2026\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having moved countless times\u2014often on short notice\u2014I know how much peace of mind matters when choosing your next home. If you\u2019re considering a move to the Midwest, you\u2019ll be glad to know that there are eight midsize cities in the region where both safety and prosperity go hand in hand. Each boasts a median income [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400,"featured_media":74,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tatianacummingshomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}