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Disaster risk in Charlotte

Charlotte ranks T#59 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 56 — Fun. That puts it in the 57th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in North Carolina.

resilience score
56
Fun
National rank
T#59 of 134
In North Carolina
#6 of 6
Percentile
57th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Charlotte sits 6 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 Charlotte

  1. #57 Corpus Christi, TX 58
  2. #58 Reno, NV 57
  3. T#59 Charlotte, NC — this page 56
  4. #61 Hilton Head Island, SC 55
  5. #62 Nashville, TN 54

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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 Charlotte

Charlotte scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: