2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Elkin, NC vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 20% less violent crime than Elkin.
- Portland has 53% less property crime than Elkin.
 Elkin, NCPortland, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock21.122.7
 Property Crime95.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Elkin    4 Reviews

My family and I also live in State Road, which is just a few miles outside of Elkin. Let's start with the many many amazing things about the area: 1) The Elkin  More

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I moved here 21 years ago from East Tennessee to be with my estranged wife and unborn child. If not for them, I would never have came here. I am still trapped here.  More

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Elkin City Schools are some of the best in the nation! Elkin High School doesn't just meet a standard, but sets a bar that only two other schools in North Carolina  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Elkin, North CarolinaCrime Index
 Dobson, NC28.25
 White Plains, NC38.9
 Flat Rock CDP (Surry County), NC40.45
 Toast, NC45.55
 Mount Airy, NC46.15
 Lowgap, NC46.55
 Pilot Mountain, NC48.75
 Elkin, NC61

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