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Disaster risk in Bismarck

Bismarck ranks T#15 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 89 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 90th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in North Dakota.

resilience score
89
Exceptional
National rank
T#15 of 134
In North Dakota
#2 of 2
Percentile
90th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Bismarck sits 39 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 Bismarck

  1. #13 Fargo, ND 91
  2. #14 Billings, MT 90
  3. T#15 Bismarck, ND — this page 89
  4. #17 Santa Fe, NM 88
  5. #18 Boise, ID 87

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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 Bismarck

Bismarck scores 26 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: