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Disaster risk in Charleston

Charleston ranks #90 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 33 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 34th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in South Carolina.

resilience score
33
Some Fun
National rank
#90 of 134
In South Carolina
#2 of 2
Percentile
34th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Charleston sits 17 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 Charleston

  1. T#87 Portland, OR 35
  2. #89 Stockton, CA 34
  3. #90 Charleston, SC — this page 33
  4. T#91 Honolulu, HI 32
  5. T#91 St. Louis, MO 32

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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 Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: