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Disaster risk in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge ranks #77 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 43 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 43rd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Louisiana.

resilience score
43
Some Fun
National rank
#77 of 134
In Louisiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
43rd

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Baton Rouge sits 7 points below 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 Baton Rouge

  1. T#75 Oklahoma City, OK 44
  2. T#75 Tulsa, OK 44
  3. #77 Baton Rouge, LA — this page 43
  4. #78 Cleveland, OH 42
  5. T#79 Columbus, OH 41

See the full leaderboard — Cities at the lowest disaster risk →

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 Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge scores 28 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: