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Disaster risk in Washington

Washington ranks #70 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 48 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 49th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in District of Columbia.

resilience score
48
Some Fun
National rank
#70 of 134
In District of Columbia
#1 of 1
Percentile
49th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Washington sits 2 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 Washington

  1. T#67 Hartford, CT 50
  2. #69 Indianapolis, IN 49
  3. #70 Washington, DC — this page 48
  4. T#71 Birmingham, AL 47
  5. T#71 Buffalo, NY 47

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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 Washington

Washington scores 93 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: