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Disaster risk in Milwaukee

Milwaukee ranks #86 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 36 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 37th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in Wisconsin.

resilience score
36
Some Fun
National rank
#86 of 134
In Wisconsin
#2 of 2
Percentile
37th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Milwaukee sits 14 points below 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 Milwaukee

  1. T#83 New Orleans, LA 38
  2. #85 Minneapolis, MN 37
  3. #86 Milwaukee, WI — this page 36
  4. T#87 Orlando, FL 35
  5. T#87 Portland, OR 35

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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 Milwaukee

Milwaukee scores 70 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: