The cities with the best drivers in 2026
Brownsville, Texas, ranked No. 1 among 200 U.S. cities in Allstate’s 2026 America’s Best Drivers Report, with collision likelihood 27.5% below the national average. Boston, Massachusetts, ranked last, with a collision likelihood 188.7% above the national average.
Here are the 200 cities as ranked by Allstate in its 2026 report.
| 2026 rank | City | Average years between collisions | Collision likelihood relative to national average | 2025 rank | Change: 2025 to 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsville, TX | 14.99 | -27.50% | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Fort Collins, CO | 14.96 | -27.40% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Boise, ID | 14.07 | -22.80% | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Laredo, TX | 13.82 | -21.40% | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Cary, NC | 12.82 | -15.20% | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Madison, WI | 12.81 | -15.20% | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | McAllen, TX | 12.76 | -14.90% | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Colorado Springs, CO | 12.68 | -14.40% | 23 | 15 |
| 9 | Eugene, OR | 12.68 | -14.30% | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Olathe, KS | 12.51 | -13.10% | 6 | -4 |
| 11 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 12.5 | -13.10% | 8 | -3 |
| 12 | Overland Park, KS | 12.45 | -12.70% | 15 | 3 |
| 13 | Scottsdale, AZ | 12.37 | -12.20% | 7 | -6 |
| 14 | Cape Coral, FL | 12.35 | -12.00% | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Kansas City, KS | 12.29 | -11.60% | 44 | 29 |
| 16 | Chattanooga, TN | 12.21 | -11.00% | 19 | 3 |
| 17 | Huntsville, AL | 12.14 | -10.50% | 12 | -5 |
| 18 | Gainesville, FL | 11.88 | -8.50% | 16 | -2 |
| 19 | Gilbert, AZ | 11.85 | -8.30% | 21 | 2 |
| 20 | Orlando, FL | 11.72 | -7.30% | 27 | 7 |
| 21 | Tallahassee, FL | 11.59 | -6.30% | 37 | 16 |
| 22 | Amarillo, TX | 11.59 | -6.30% | 28 | 6 |
| 23 | Knoxville, TN | 11.58 | -6.20% | 17 | -6 |
| 24 | Fayetteville, NC | 11.52 | -5.70% | 13 | -11 |
| 25 | Lexington, KY | 11.48 | -5.40% | 24 | -1 |
| 26 | St. Petersburg, FL | 11.4 | -4.70% | 25 | -1 |
| 27 | Lakewood, CO | 11.39 | -4.60% | 22 | -5 |
| 28 | Corpus Christi, TX | 11.37 | -4.50% | 20 | -8 |
| 29 | Chandler, AZ | 11.36 | -4.40% | 26 | -3 |
| 30 | Chesapeake, VA | 11.33 | -4.10% | 33 | 3 |
| 31 | Jacksonville, FL | 11.29 | -3.80% | 31 | 0 |
| 32 | Thornton, CO | 11.25 | -3.40% | 30 | -2 |
| 33 | Lubbock, TX | 11.17 | -2.70% | 45 | 12 |
| 34 | Roseville, CA | 11.16 | -2.60% | 18 | -16 |
| 35 | Winston-Salem, NC | 11.11 | -2.20% | 43 | 8 |
| 36 | Columbus, GA | 11.09 | -2.00% | 58 | 22 |
| 37 | Wichita, KS | 11.07 | -1.90% | 56 | 19 |
| 38 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 10.94 | -0.70% | 52 | 14 |
| 39 | Visalia, CA | 10.89 | -0.20% | 76 | 37 |
| 40 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 10.88 | -0.20% | 47 | 7 |
| 41 | Birmingham, AL | 10.81 | 0.50% | 55 | 14 |
| 42 | Durham, NC | 10.79 | 0.70% | 40 | -2 |
| 43 | Naperville, IL | 10.76 | 1.00% | 39 | -4 |
| 44 | Lincoln, NE | 10.72 | 1.40% | 42 | -2 |
| 45 | El Paso, TX | 10.7 | 1.60% | 38 | -7 |
| 46 | Greensboro, NC | 10.65 | 2.00% | 34 | -12 |
| 47 | Virginia Beach, VA | 10.65 | 2.00% | 46 | -1 |
| 48 | Mesa, AZ | 10.63 | 2.20% | 35 | -13 |
| 49 | Bellevue, WA | 10.62 | 2.30% | 41 | -8 |
| 50 | Anchorage, AK | 10.61 | 2.40% | 32 | -18 |
| 51 | Tulsa, OK | 10.61 | 2.40% | 70 | 19 |
| 52 | Clarksville, TN | 10.6 | 2.40% | 62 | 10 |
| 53 | Mobile, AL | 10.58 | 2.70% | 65 | 12 |
| 54 | Springfield, MO | 10.42 | 4.30% | 48 | -6 |
| 55 | Aurora, IL | 10.41 | 4.40% | 66 | 11 |
| 56 | Miami, FL | 10.4 | 4.50% | 72 | 16 |
| 57 | Spokane, WA | 10.39 | 4.50% | 73 | 16 |
| 58 | Akron, OH | 10.39 | 4.60% | 57 | -1 |
| 59 | Peoria, AZ | 10.37 | 4.80% | 50 | -9 |
| 60 | Shreveport, LA | 10.35 | 4.90% | 49 | -11 |
| 61 | Montgomery, AL | 10.32 | 5.30% | 61 | 0 |
| 62 | Fort Wayne, IN | 10.3 | 5.50% | 53 | -9 |
| 63 | Salem, OR | 10.28 | 5.70% | 54 | -9 |
| 64 | Oklahoma City, OK | 10.19 | 6.60% | 63 | -1 |
| 65 | Macon, GA | 10.16 | 6.90% | 89 | 24 |
| 66 | Reno, NV | 10.13 | 7.20% | 64 | -2 |
| 67 | Vancouver, WA | 10.13 | 7.30% | 51 | -16 |
| 68 | Raleigh, NC | 10.12 | 7.30% | 60 | -8 |
| 69 | Toledo, OH | 10.08 | 7.70% | 69 | 0 |
| 70 | Rockford, IL | 10.05 | 8.10% | 36 | -34 |
| 71 | Surprise, AZ | 10.04 | 8.20% | 67 | -4 |
| 72 | Waco, TX | 10.02 | 8.50% | 112 | 40 |
| 73 | Hollywood, FL | 10 | 8.70% | 82 | 9 |
| 74 | Milwaukee, WI | 9.89 | 9.80% | 59 | -15 |
| 75 | Charleston, SC | 9.89 | 9.90% | 93 | 18 |
| 76 | Salinas, CA | 9.87 | 10.10% | 106 | 30 |
| 77 | Chula Vista, CA | 9.77 | 11.20% | 83 | 6 |
| 78 | Bakersfield, CA | 9.76 | 11.30% | 90 | 12 |
| 79 | Tucson, AZ | 9.75 | 11.40% | 71 | -8 |
| 80 | Killeen, TX | 9.73 | 11.60% | 74 | -6 |
| 81 | Pasadena, TX | 9.73 | 11.70% | 89 | -2 |
| 82 | Hialeah, FL | 9.7 | 11.90% | 87 | 5 |
| 83 | Murfreesboro, TN | 9.69 | 12.10% | 80 | -3 |
| 84 | Albuquerque, NM | 9.69 | 12.10% | 86 | 2 |
| 85 | Oceanside, CA | 9.63 | 12.80% | 104 | 19 |
| 86 | Louisville, KY | 9.62 | 13.00% | 84 | -2 |
| 87 | Tampa, FL | 9.59 | 13.20% | 68 | -19 |
| 88 | Joliet, IL | 9.58 | 13.40% | 78 | -10 |
| 89 | Huntington Beach, CA | 9.57 | 13.50% | 103 | 14 |
| 90 | Honolulu, HI | 9.57 | 13.60% | 75 | -15 |
| 91 | Little Rock, AR | 9.56 | 13.70% | 77 | -14 |
| 92 | Jersey City, NJ | 9.48 | 14.50% | 98 | 6 |
| 93 | Salt Lake City, UT | 9.46 | 14.80% | 94 | 1 |
| 94 | Memphis, TN | 9.43 | 15.10% | 88 | -6 |
| 95 | Newport News, VA | 9.42 | 15.30% | 97 | 2 |
| 96 | Metairie, LA | 9.4 | 15.50% | #N/A | New addition |
| 97 | Augusta, GA | 9.4 | 15.60% | 85 | -12 |
| 98 | Oxnard, CA | 9.37 | 15.90% | 91 | -7 |
| 99 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 9.34 | 16.30% | 109 | 10 |
| 100 | Des Moines, IA | 9.27 | 17.20% | 108 | 8 |
| 101 | Denver, CO | 9.26 | 17.30% | 127 | 26 |
| 102 | Seattle, WA | 9.23 | 17.70% | 100 | -2 |
| 103 | Charlotte, NC | 9.23 | 17.70% | 99 | -4 |
| 104 | Elk Grove, CA | 9.19 | 18.20% | 81 | -23 |
| 105 | Corona, CA | 9.17 | 18.40% | 121 | 16 |
| 106 | Denton, TX | 9.13 | 19.00% | 123 | 17 |
| 107 | Portland, OR | 9.11 | 19.30% | 102 | -5 |
| 108 | Kansas City, MO | 9.1 | 19.40% | 101 | -7 |
| 109 | Tempe, AZ | 9.09 | 19.50% | 119 | 10 |
| 110 | Nashville, TN | 9.09 | 19.50% | 107 | -3 |
| 111 | Fremont, CA | 9.08 | 19.70% | 116 | 5 |
| 112 | Omaha, NE | 9.03 | 20.30% | 96 | -16 |
| 113 | Henderson, NV | 9.03 | 20.30% | 92 | -21 |
| 114 | Sunnyvale, CA | 9.02 | 20.50% | 114 | 0 |
| 115 | San Diego, CA | 8.99 | 20.80% | 117 | 2 |
| 116 | McKinney, TX | 8.94 | 21.50% | 118 | 2 |
| 117 | Tacoma, WA | 8.89 | 22.20% | 110 | -7 |
| 118 | Santa Rosa, CA | 8.88 | 22.30% | 111 | -7 |
| 119 | Santa Clarita, CA | 8.85 | 22.70% | 137 | 18 |
| 120 | Fontana, CA | 8.83 | 23.10% | 133 | 13 |
| 121 | Grand Prairie, TX | 8.79 | 23.60% | 113 | -8 |
| 122 | Phoenix, AZ | 8.76 | 24.10% | 115 | -7 |
| 123 | Lehigh Acres, FL | 8.73 | 24.40% | #N/A | New addition |
| 124 | Riverside, CA | 8.62 | 26.00% | 132 | 8 |
| 125 | Plano, TX | 8.6 | 26.30% | 122 | -3 |
| 126 | Cleveland, OH | 8.56 | 26.80% | 146 | 20 |
| 127 | Fresno, CA | 8.52 | 27.50% | 136 | 9 |
| 128 | Savannah, GA | 8.52 | 27.50% | 158 | 30 |
| 129 | Aurora, CO | 8.49 | 27.90% | 130 | 1 |
| 130 | Escondido, CA | 8.46 | 28.40% | 120 | -10 |
| 131 | Sioux Falls, SD | 8.46 | 28.50% | 125 | -6 |
| 132 | Frisco, TX | 8.4 | 29.30% | 95 | -37 |
| 133 | Modesto, CA | 8.39 | 29.50% | 150 | 17 |
| 134 | San Antonio, TX | 8.38 | 29.60% | 129 | -5 |
| 135 | Austin, TX | 8.37 | 29.80% | 135 | 0 |
| 136 | New York, NY | 8.37 | 29.80% | 140 | 4 |
| 137 | Indianapolis, IN | 8.33 | 30.50% | 126 | -11 |
| 138 | Fort Worth, TX | 8.31 | 30.70% | 128 | -10 |
| 139 | New Orleans, LA | 8.3 | 30.90% | 168 | 29 |
| 140 | Pomona, CA | 8.29 | 31.00% | 149 | 9 |
| 141 | Cincinnati, OH | 8.29 | 31.10% | 157 | 16 |
| 142 | Irving, TX | 8.28 | 31.10% | 134 | -8 |
| 143 | Moreno Valley, CA | 8.25 | 31.70% | 152 | 9 |
| 144 | Arlington, TX | 8.19 | 32.60% | 143 | -1 |
| 145 | San Jose, CA | 8.19 | 32.70% | 144 | -1 |
| 146 | Minneapolis, MN | 8.19 | 32.70% | 160 | 14 |
| 147 | Columbus, OH | 8.14 | 33.50% | 141 | -6 |
| 148 | Stockton, CA | 8.12 | 33.70% | 153 | 5 |
| 149 | Lancaster, CA | 8.11 | 33.90% | 124 | -25 |
| 150 | Ontario, CA | 8.1 | 34.10% | 145 | -5 |
| 151 | Norfolk, VA | 8.02 | 35.40% | 139 | -12 |
| 152 | Rochester, NY | 8 | 35.80% | 148 | -4 |
| 153 | Glendale, AZ | 7.96 | 36.40% | 138 | -15 |
| 154 | Hayward, CA | 7.96 | 36.50% | 162 | 8 |
| 155 | Houston, TX | 7.93 | 37.00% | 154 | -1 |
| 156 | Yonkers, NY | 7.91 | 37.30% | 163 | 7 |
| 157 | St. Paul, MN | 7.89 | 37.60% | 172 | 15 |
| 158 | St. Louis, MO | 7.84 | 38.60% | 175 | 17 |
| 159 | Mesquite, TX | 7.84 | 38.60% | 151 | -8 |
| 160 | Baton Rouge, LA | 7.79 | 39.50% | 159 | -1 |
| 161 | Palmdale, CA | 7.78 | 39.60% | 131 | -30 |
| 162 | Irvine, CA | 7.73 | 40.50% | 169 | 7 |
| 163 | San Bernardino, CA | 7.7 | 41.00% | 164 | 1 |
| 164 | Richmond, VA | 7.66 | 41.70% | 161 | -3 |
| 165 | Dallas, TX | 7.64 | 42.10% | 165 | 0 |
| 166 | Buffalo, NY | 7.62 | 42.50% | 155 | -11 |
| 167 | Arlington, VA | 7.61 | 42.80% | 147 | -20 |
| 168 | Syracuse, NY | 7.6 | 43.00% | 173 | 5 |
| 169 | Chicago, IL | 7.56 | 43.70% | 156 | -13 |
| 170 | San Francisco, CA | 7.5 | 44.90% | 178 | 8 |
| 171 | Paterson, NJ | 7.44 | 46.00% | 167 | -4 |
| 172 | Sacramento, CA | 7.41 | 46.50% | 177 | 5 |
| 173 | Santa Ana, CA | 7.37 | 47.50% | 176 | 3 |
| 174 | Enterprise, NV | 7.35 | 47.80% | 166 | -8 |
| 175 | Garland, TX | 7.3 | 48.90% | 170 | -5 |
| 176 | Anaheim, CA | 7.29 | 48.90% | 181 | 5 |
| 177 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7.29 | 49.00% | 171 | -6 |
| 178 | Las Vegas, NV | 7.24 | 50.00% | 174 | -4 |
| 179 | Long Beach, CA | 7.21 | 50.60% | 183 | 4 |
| 180 | Detroit, MI | 7.19 | 51.10% | 142 | -38 |
| 181 | Atlanta, GA | 7.17 | 51.50% | 189 | 8 |
| 182 | Newark, NJ | 7.03 | 54.50% | 180 | -2 |
| 183 | Paradise, NV | 6.98 | 55.50% | 184 | 1 |
| 184 | Spring Valley, NV | 6.96 | 56.10% | 179 | -5 |
| 185 | Garden Grove, CA | 6.79 | 59.90% | 182 | -3 |
| 186 | Bridgeport, CT | 6.64 | 63.70% | 186 | 0 |
| 187 | North Las Vegas, NV | 6.63 | 63.90% | 185 | -2 |
| 188 | Grand Rapids, MI | 6.62 | 64.10% | 187 | -1 |
| 189 | Alexandria, VA | 6.21 | 75.00% | 188 | -1 |
| 190 | Oakland, CA | 6.2 | 75.10% | 193 | 3 |
| 191 | Philadelphia, PA | 6.12 | 77.60% | 191 | 0 |
| 192 | Los Angeles, CA | 5.99 | 81.50% | 194 | 2 |
| 193 | Sunrise Manor, NV | 5.95 | 82.60% | 190 | -3 |
| 194 | Providence, RI | 5.87 | 85.10% | 192 | -2 |
| 195 | Glendale, CA | 5.53 | 96.50% | 195 | 0 |
| 196 | Springfield, MA | 5.18 | 109.60% | 196 | 0 |
| 197 | Worcester, MA | 5.14 | 111.20% | 197 | 0 |
| 198 | Baltimore, MD | 4.49 | 142.10% | 198 | 0 |
| 199 | Washington, DC | 4.24 | 156.30% | 199 | 0 |
| 200 | Boston, MA | 3.76 | 188.70% | 200 | 0 |
Source: Allstate: 2026 America's Best Drivers Report



