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Disaster risk in Laredo

Laredo ranks T#19 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 86 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 87th percentile nationally and #1 of 13 in Texas.

resilience score
86
Exceptional
National rank
T#19 of 134
In Texas
#1 of 13
Percentile
87th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Laredo sits 36 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 Laredo

  1. #17 Santa Fe, NM 88
  2. #18 Boise, ID 87
  3. T#19 Laredo, TX — this page 86
  4. #21 Sioux Falls, SD 85
  5. #22 Durham, NC 84

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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 Laredo

Laredo scores 10 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: