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Disaster risk in Boise

Boise ranks #18 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 87 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Idaho.

resilience score
87
Exceptional
National rank
#18 of 134
In Idaho
#1 of 1
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Boise sits 37 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 Boise

  1. T#15 Bismarck, ND 89
  2. #17 Santa Fe, NM 88
  3. #18 Boise, ID — this page 87
  4. T#19 Asheville, NC 86
  5. T#19 Laredo, TX 86

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 Boise

Boise scores 80 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: