Virginia Beach, VA · the CityFunIndex
Disaster risk in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach ranks T#3 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 98 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 99th percentile nationally and #1 of 4 in Virginia.
- resilience score
- 98
- Exceptional
- National rank
- T#3 of 134
- In Virginia
- #1 of 4
- Percentile
- 99th
The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Virginia Beach sits 48 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 Virginia Beach
- #1 Stowe, VT 100
- #2 Telluride, CO 99
- T#3 Virginia Beach, VA — this page 98
- #5 Park City, UT 97
- #6 Burlington, VT 96
See the full leaderboard — Cities at the lowest disaster risk →
Top US cities for low disaster risk
- #1 Stowe, VT 100
- #2 Telluride, CO 99
- T#3 Aspen, CO 98
- T#3 Virginia Beach, VA — this page 98
- #5 Park City, UT 97
More about Virginia Beach
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