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Disaster risk in Columbus

Columbus ranks T#79 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 41 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 42nd percentile nationally and #4 of 4 in Ohio.

resilience score
41
Some Fun
National rank
T#79 of 134
In Ohio
#4 of 4
Percentile
42nd

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Columbus sits 9 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 Columbus

  1. #77 Baton Rouge, LA 43
  2. #78 Cleveland, OH 42
  3. T#79 Columbus, OH — this page 41
  4. #81 Sacramento, CA 40
  5. #82 St. Petersburg, FL 39

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 Columbus

Columbus scores 60 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: