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Disaster risk in Fargo

Fargo ranks #13 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 91 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 91st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in North Dakota.

resilience score
91
Exceptional
National rank
#13 of 134
In North Dakota
#1 of 2
Percentile
91st

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Fargo sits 41 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 Fargo

  1. T#11 Chesapeake, VA 92
  2. T#11 Norfolk, VA 92
  3. #13 Fargo, ND — this page 91
  4. #14 Billings, MT 90
  5. T#15 Bend, OR 89

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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 Fargo

Fargo scores 48 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: