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Boston, MA vs Waterville, ME

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- Waterville has 47% less violent crime than Boston.
- Waterville has 42% more property crime than Boston.
 Boston, MAWaterville, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime35.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 12 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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