Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

Loading map…

Waverly

Columbia · Caution

IMG_0581 — artgoeshere (Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

54out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Waverly offers significant African American and civil rights history, but visitors should stay alert to elevated property and violent crime rates in the surrounding area. Visits are best conducted during daytime hours along primary streets and campus borders.”
— Gogo, on Waverly

Walk score

62/100

Bike score

55/100

Recent local news: Columbia police have maintained focused patrols along the adjacent Harden Street and Taylor Street corridors to address periodic property crime and nightlife-adjacent incidents.

About the area

Historic / Tree-LinedCollege AdjacentUrban Residential

Waverly is a historic, culturally prominent neighborhood in Columbia established as one of the city's earliest Black suburbs, anchored by Allen University and Benedict College. The area features a mix of historic homes, institutional facilities, and quiet residential streets, alongside pockets facing ongoing economic revitalisation challenges.

Read the full “Is Waverly safe?” report Advertise your Waverly business here!

Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

Is this neighborhood safe? US neighborhood safety scores from VibeLoco

Explore the neighborhood safety map and search