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Disaster risk in Billings

Billings ranks #14 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 90 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 90th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Montana.

resilience score
90
Exceptional
National rank
#14 of 134
In Montana
#1 of 1
Percentile
90th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Billings sits 40 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 Billings

  1. T#11 Norfolk, VA 92
  2. #13 Fargo, ND 91
  3. #14 Billings, MT — this page 90
  4. T#15 Bend, OR 89
  5. T#15 Bismarck, ND 89

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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 Billings

Billings scores 60 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: