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Albuquerque, NM · the CityFunIndex

Disaster risk in Albuquerque

Albuquerque ranks #42 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 69 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Mexico.

resilience score
69
Fun
National rank
#42 of 134
In New Mexico
#2 of 2
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Albuquerque sits 19 points above the median.

How disaster risk is measured

Exposure to natural hazards and severe events.

The resilience score is the flip side of our disaster risk measure — 100 minus the raw disaster risk score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: FEMA National Risk Index.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Albuquerque

  1. T#39 Sedona, AZ 71
  2. #41 Jackson, MS 70
  3. #42 Albuquerque, NM — this page 69
  4. T#43 Charleston, WV 68
  5. T#43 Saint Paul, MN 68

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Top US cities for low disaster risk

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Albuquerque

Albuquerque scores 41 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: