Neighborhood Scout

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The website Neighborhood Scout has ranked twenty-two neighborhoods in the Augusta and Waterville area on being 'family friendly'. They used six metrics in their study. There were excellent public schools, safety from crime, owner-occupied single family homes, families with children and adults with college degrees. Let's look at their rankings.

When you think of Maine, you think of small towns and not much in the way of crime. Surprisingly, that isn't the case when it comes to Augusta. According the the website Neighborhood Scout dot com, Augusta is above the national average when it comes to both violent and property crime. Augusta's violent crime rate of 4.76 per 1,000 people is above the national average of 3.8 per 1,000. Augusta was

The website onlyinyourstate.com has complied a list of the 'Ten Safest and Most Peaceful Places to Live in Maine'. They worked with Neighborhood Scout to come up with their list. Here are the 'Top Ten Safest and Most Peaceful Place to Live In Maine.'