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Disaster risk in Madison

Madison ranks #38 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 72 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Wisconsin.

resilience score
72
Very Fun
National rank
#38 of 134
In Wisconsin
#1 of 2
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Madison sits 22 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 Madison

  1. T#35 Providence, RI 74
  2. #37 Aurora, CO 73
  3. #38 Madison, WI — this page 72
  4. T#39 Colorado Springs, CO 71
  5. T#39 Sedona, AZ 71

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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 Madison

Madison scores 97 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: