2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Cortland, NY vs Waterville, ME

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- Waterville has 56% more violent crime than Cortland.
- Waterville has 56% more property crime than Cortland.
 Cortland, NYWaterville, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime27.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Cortland, New YorkCrime Index
 McGraw, NY6.95
 Cortland West, NY8.4
 Blodgett Mills, NY9.15
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 Cortland, NY18.05

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