Is South Portland, Maine a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 71.9 to South Portland, Maine (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if South Portland, Maine 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 South Portland, Maine

Crime rates

moderate

Arson crimes

moderate

Vandalism

moderate

In South Portland, Maine, violent crime rates are considered to be moderateAnalytics 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 moderateAnalytics 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

Cancer
instances

moderate

Substance
abuse

the highest

In South Portland, Maine, cancer instances are considered to be moderateAnalytics 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 South Portland, Maine is the highestAnalytics 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

Earthquakes

in South Portland are unlikely

Severe Storms

in South Portland are possible

Volcanos

in South Portland are unlikely

Hurracanes

in South Portland are unlikely

Tornados

in South Portland are possible

Wildfires

in South Portland are very low

Smoking Laws

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

Air and Water Quality

Air quality

88% of the time

Water quality

100% of the time

South Portland, Maine has good air quality 88.0% of the time or 321 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in South Portland 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.