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Disaster risk in Boston

Boston ranks T#35 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 74 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 75th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Massachusetts.

resilience score
74
Very Fun
National rank
T#35 of 134
In Massachusetts
#1 of 1
Percentile
75th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Boston sits 24 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 Boston

  1. #33 Toledo, OH 76
  2. #34 Greensboro, NC 75
  3. T#35 Boston, MA — this page 74
  4. #37 Aurora, CO 73
  5. #38 Madison, WI 72

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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 Boston

Boston scores 98 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: