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Disaster risk in Newark

Newark ranks #73 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 46 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 46th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Jersey.

resilience score
46
Some Fun
National rank
#73 of 134
In New Jersey
#2 of 2
Percentile
46th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Newark sits 4 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 Newark

  1. T#71 Birmingham, AL 47
  2. T#71 Buffalo, NY 47
  3. #73 Newark, NJ — this page 46
  4. #74 Austin, TX 45
  5. T#75 Oklahoma City, OK 44

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 Newark

Newark scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: