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Bethesda, MD is #32 on the list Top 100 Most Educated Cities in America in 2023

Is Bethesda, Maryland a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 74.7 to Bethesda, Maryland (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Bethesda, Maryland 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 Bethesda, Maryland

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

In Bethesda, Maryland, 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 Bethesda, Maryland

  • Cancer instancesthe lowest
  • Substance abusemoderate

In Bethesda, Maryland, 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 Bethesda, Maryland is 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.

Natural Disasters in Bethesda, Maryland

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

Smoking Laws in Bethesda, Maryland

Smoking is Prohibited both in Bethesda. Smoking inside of workplaces in Bethesda is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Bethesda, Maryland medical marijuana use, but not recreational, is legal.

Air & Water Quality in Bethesda, Maryland

Air quality
97.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Bethesda, Maryland has good air quality 97.0% of the time or 354 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Bethesda 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 Bethesda, Maryland in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "Walkable, public transportation, restaurants, trails"
  • "Trees, river, schools"
  • "Nature, trees, schools"
  • "I like the schools and the Potomac River. "
  • "Walkable, liberal, great public transportation, lots to do, lots to eat"
  • "Mass transit"
  • "Diversity (depending on the neighborhood)"
  • "diversity, education, schools, safety, friendly neighborhood"
  • "Diversity, education, good schools, good neighborhood with friendly people"
  • "Congestion, lack of nature, safety"
  • "too fancy"
  • "A bit too bougie"
  • "It is too expensive and it lacks a sense of community. "
  • "Not near water, expensive, gross winter weather, bad allergies"
  • "Cost of living"
  • "Rent is inhumanely expensive, especially for a graduate student."
  • "very expensive houses"
  • "very expensive houses"

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