Medical schools in the US are not safeties. In-state public medical schools are typically reaches, while all other medical schools are typically super-reaches. Most premeds will feel lucky if they can get into one US medical school out of numerous applications after two cycles (many get shut out, take a gap year after college, and try again). Of course, if you are lucky to get one admission to a medical school, you will not have much choice in terms of being able to choose a less expensive one.