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Disaster risk in Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island ranks #61 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 55 — Fun. That puts it in the 55th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

resilience score
55
Fun
National rank
#61 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
55th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Hilton Head Island sits 5 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 Hilton Head Island

  1. T#59 Charlotte, NC 56
  2. T#59 Little Rock, AR 56
  3. #61 Hilton Head Island, SC — this page 55
  4. #62 Nashville, TN 54
  5. T#63 Jacksonville, FL 53

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 Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island scores 58 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: