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Disaster risk in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#43 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 68 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in West Virginia.

resilience score
68
Fun
National rank
T#43 of 134
In West Virginia
#1 of 1
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Charleston sits 18 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 Charleston

  1. #41 Jackson, MS 70
  2. #42 Albuquerque, NM 69
  3. T#43 Charleston, WV — this page 68
  4. #45 Baltimore, MD 67
  5. #46 Denver, CO 66

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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 61 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: