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Is Banner Elk, North Carolina a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 78.3 to Banner Elk, North Carolina (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Banner Elk, North Carolina 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 Banner Elk, North Carolina

  • Crime ratesthe lowest
  • Arson crimesthe lowest
  • Vandalismlow

In Banner Elk, North Carolina, violent crime rates 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. 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 lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards Banner Elk, North Carolina

  • Cancer instancesthe highest
  • Substance abusethe lowest

In Banner Elk, North Carolina, cancer instances are considered to be 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. Substance abuse in Banner Elk, North Carolina 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 Banner Elk, North Carolina

  • Earthquakes
    in Banner Elk are unlikely
  • Hurracanes
    in Banner Elk are unlikely
  • Severe Storms
    in Banner Elk are possible
  • Tornados
    in Banner Elk are possible
  • Volcanos
    in Banner Elk are unlikely
  • Wildfires
    in Banner Elk are low

Smoking Laws in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Smoking is Prohibited both in Banner Elk. Smoking inside of workplaces in Banner Elk is Allowed. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Banner Elk, North Carolina marijuana use is not legal.

Air & Water Quality in Banner Elk, North Carolina

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

Banner Elk, North Carolina has good air quality 95.0% of the time or 346 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Banner Elk 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.

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