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Disaster risk in Lincoln

Lincoln ranks #26 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 81 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Nebraska.

resilience score
81
Very Fun
National rank
#26 of 134
In Nebraska
#1 of 2
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Lincoln sits 31 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 Lincoln

  1. T#23 Spokane, WA 83
  2. #25 Boulder, CO 82
  3. #26 Lincoln, NE — this page 81
  4. T#27 Fort Wayne, IN 80
  5. T#27 Winston-Salem, NC 80

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 Lincoln

Lincoln scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: