2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Merritt Island, FL vs Towson, MD

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- Towson has 32% less violent crime than Merritt Island.
- Towson has 43% less property crime than Merritt Island.
 Merritt Island, FLTowson, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock17.522.7
 Property Crime47.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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