Is Gloucester, Massachusetts a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 72.6 to Gloucester, Massachusetts (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Gloucester, Massachusetts 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 Gloucester, Massachusetts

Crime rates

[no data]

Arson crimes

[no data]

Vandalism

[no data]

In Gloucester, Massachusetts, 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

Cancer
instances

moderate

Substance
abuse

high

In Gloucester, Massachusetts, 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 Gloucester, Massachusetts is highAnalytics 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 Gloucester are unlikely

Severe Storms

in Gloucester are possible

Volcanos

in Gloucester are unlikely

Hurracanes

in Gloucester are unlikely

Tornados

in Gloucester are possible

Wildfires

in Gloucester are very low

Smoking Laws

Smoking is Prohibited both in Gloucester. Smoking inside of workplaces in Gloucester is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is banned. In Gloucester, Massachusetts recreational and medical marijuana use is legal.

Air and Water Quality

Air quality

91% of the time

Water quality

100% of the time

Gloucester, Massachusetts has good air quality 91.0% of the time or 332 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Gloucester 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.