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Disaster risk in Denver

Denver ranks #46 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 66 — Fun. That puts it in the 66th percentile nationally and #6 of 6 in Colorado.

resilience score
66
Fun
National rank
#46 of 134
In Colorado
#6 of 6
Percentile
66th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Denver sits 16 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 Denver

  1. T#43 Saint Paul, MN 68
  2. #45 Baltimore, MD 67
  3. #46 Denver, CO — this page 66
  4. T#47 Napa, CA 65
  5. T#47 Wilmington, DE 65

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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 Denver

Denver scores 82 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: