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Mechanicsville, VA is #81 on the list Top 100 Best Places to Raise a Family in the South in 2023, #71 on the list Top 100 Most Affordable U.S. Cities with Outstanding Education in 2022, #33 on the list Top 100 Best Places to Raise a Family in the South in 2022

Is Mechanicsville, Virginia a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 72.7 to Mechanicsville, Virginia (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Mechanicsville, Virginia 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 Mechanicsville, Virginia

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

In Mechanicsville, Virginia, 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 Mechanicsville, Virginia

  • Cancer instancesmoderate
  • Substance abusehigh

In Mechanicsville, Virginia, 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 Mechanicsville, Virginia 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 in Mechanicsville, Virginia

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

Smoking Laws in Mechanicsville, Virginia

Smoking is allowed inside restaurants and bars in Mechanicsville. Smoking inside of workplaces in Mechanicsville is Allowed. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Mechanicsville, Virginia marijuana use is not legal.

Air & Water Quality in Mechanicsville, Virginia

Air quality
96.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Mechanicsville, Virginia has good air quality 96.0% of the time or 350 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Mechanicsville 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 Mechanicsville, Virginia in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "access to stores"
  • "Safety, good schools, communities, and internet"
  • "not walkable"
  • "N/a"

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