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Safest places from natural disasters in the US (2026)

The top 50 of 1,144 US cities, suburbs and towns.

Ranked by our natural disaster score: FEMA's expected deaths, injuries and home damage from 18 hazards, plus federally declared disasters in the county since 2000.

  1. 1Grand Junction, CO1 declared disaster since 2000 · mainly flooding, earthquakes98
  2. 2Caldwell, ID1 declared disaster since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves98
  3. 3Nampa, ID1 declared disaster since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves98
  4. 4Mentor, OH2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding98
  5. 5Erie, PA2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding98
  6. 6Juneau, AK2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly earthquakes, flooding97
  7. 7State College, PA4 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding96
  8. 8Meridian, ID2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding96
  9. 9Twin Falls, ID1 declared disaster since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves96
  10. 10Harrisonburg, VA2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding96
  11. 11Virginia Beach, VA4 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly hurricanes, heat waves95
  12. 12Bend, OR3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding95
  13. 13Kalamazoo, MI1 declared disaster since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes95
  14. 14Portage, MI1 declared disaster since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes95
  15. 15Lynchburg, VA3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding95
  16. 16Hagerstown, MD5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, hurricanes94
  17. 17Kingsport, TN3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, earthquakes94
  18. 18Boise, ID2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding93
  19. 19Santa Fe, NM3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, wildfires93
  20. 20Columbus, GA3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding93
  21. 21Peachtree Corners, GA3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes93
  22. 22Kentwood, MI3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes93
  23. 23Wyoming, MI3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes93
  24. 24Youngstown, OH5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes93
  25. 25El Paso, TX4 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, hail92
  26. 26Broomfield, CO0 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, hail92
  27. 27Highlands Ranch, CO2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes92
  28. 28Battle Creek, MI0 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes92
  29. 29Akron, OH5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, hail92
  30. 30Cuyahoga Falls, OH5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, hail92
  31. 31Lorain, OH4 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes92
  32. 32Mansfield, OH6 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes92
  33. 33Altoona, PA5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding92
  34. 34Ashburn, VA6 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding92
  35. 35Leesburg, VA6 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves92
  36. 36Richmond, VA6 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, earthquakes91
  37. 37Albuquerque, NM3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, earthquakes91
  38. 38Dunwoody, GA5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes91
  39. 39Macon-Bibb County, GA3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes91
  40. 40Bowie, MD6 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves91
  41. 41Huber Heights, OH5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, cold waves91
  42. 42Kettering, OH5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, cold waves91
  43. 43Toledo, OH3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes91
  44. 44Newport, RI8 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, hurricanes90
  45. 45Ann Arbor, MI3 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes90
  46. 46Athens, GA2 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, tornadoes90
  47. 47Stonecrest, GA5 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding90
  48. 48Aspen Hill, MD8 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves90
  49. 49Gaithersburg, MD8 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves90
  50. 50Germantown, MD8 declared disasters since 2000 · mainly flooding, heat waves90

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