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Is Helena, Alabama a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 83.5 to Helena, Alabama (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Helena, Alabama is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.

Crime rates in Helena, Alabama

  • Crime rates[no data]
  • Arson crimes[no data]
  • Vandalism[no data]

In Helena, Alabama, violent crime rates are considered to be [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards Helena, Alabama

  • Cancer instancesthe lowest
  • Substance abuselow

In Helena, Alabama, cancer instances are considered to be the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Helena, Alabama is lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.

Natural Disasters in Helena, Alabama

  • Earthquakes
    in Helena are unlikely
  • Hurracanes
    in Helena are unlikely
  • Severe Storms
    in Helena are high risk
  • Tornados
    in Helena are possible
  • Volcanos
    in Helena are unlikely
  • Wildfires
    in Helena are low

Smoking Laws in Helena, Alabama

Smoking is allowed inside restaurants and bars in Helena. Smoking inside of workplaces in Helena is Allowed. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Helena, Alabama marijuana use is not legal.

Air & Water Quality in Helena, Alabama

Air quality
95.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Helena, Alabama has good air quality 95.0% of the time or 346 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Helena is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.

Pros and Cons of living in Helena, Alabama in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "suburban affordable housing"
  • "Close to conveniences but small town feel, good healthcare close by, safe, family oriented"
  • "Suburban"
  • "traffic"
  • "High humidity, hot summers, poor infrastructure, high traffic"
  • "traffic"

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