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Deerfield, IL is #18 on the list Top 100 Most Educated Cities in America in 2023, #15 on the list Top 100 Best Places to Raise a Family in the Midwest in 2023, #23 on the list Top 100 Most Educated Cities in America in 2022, #95 on the list Top 100 Best Places to Raise a Family in the Midwest in 2022

Is Deerfield, Illinois a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 76.5 to Deerfield, Illinois (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Deerfield, Illinois 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 Deerfield, Illinois

  • Crime rateslow
  • Arson crimesthe lowest
  • Vandalismmoderate

In Deerfield, Illinois, violent crime rates are considered to be 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. Arson crimes are the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank moderateAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards Deerfield, Illinois

  • Cancer instancesthe lowest
  • Substance abusethe lowest

In Deerfield, Illinois, 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 Deerfield, Illinois is 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.

Natural Disasters in Deerfield, Illinois

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

Smoking Laws in Deerfield, Illinois

Smoking is Prohibited both in Deerfield. Smoking inside of workplaces in Deerfield is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Deerfield, Illinois recreational and medical marijuana use is legal.

Air & Water Quality in Deerfield, Illinois

Air quality
80.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Deerfield, Illinois has good air quality 80.0% of the time or 292 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Deerfield 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 Deerfield, Illinois in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "quiet"
  • "good schools low crime good services lots of food options near airport liberal left "
  • "Location near family; yard"
  • "good schools lots of amenities plenty of water liberal politics diversity good place to raise a family "
  • "Oppressively high property tax with few apparent benefits"
  • "people"
  • "climate cold too dense too little sunshine not enough nature expensive corrupt "
  • "Cold; snow; lack of sun; work"
  • "too cold boring food too densely populated high cost of living not enough sunlight"

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