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Disaster risk in Jackson

Jackson ranks T#7 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 95 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 96th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Wyoming.

resilience score
95
Exceptional
National rank
T#7 of 134
In Wyoming
#1 of 1
Percentile
96th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Jackson sits 45 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 Jackson

  1. #5 Park City, UT 97
  2. #6 Burlington, VT 96
  3. T#7 Jackson, WY — this page 95
  4. #9 Gatlinburg, TN 94
  5. #10 Richmond, VA 93

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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 Jackson

Jackson scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: