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Disaster risk in Baltimore

Baltimore ranks #45 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 67 — Fun. That puts it in the 67th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maryland.

resilience score
67
Fun
National rank
#45 of 134
In Maryland
#1 of 1
Percentile
67th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Baltimore sits 17 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 Baltimore

  1. T#43 Charleston, WV 68
  2. T#43 Saint Paul, MN 68
  3. #45 Baltimore, MD — this page 67
  4. #46 Denver, CO 66
  5. T#47 Napa, CA 65

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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 Baltimore

Baltimore scores 76 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: