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Highest risk cities in Florida

Highest storm surge risk cities in Florida

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Surge score

96/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:13 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score.

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#1

Apollo Beach, FL

3 points above the state average

#2

Clearwater, FL

3 points above the state average

#3

Dunedin, FL

3 points above the state average

#4

Fort Myers, FL

3 points above the state average

#5

Palm Harbor, FL

3 points above the state average

#6

Port Charlotte, FL

3 points above the state average

#7

Riverview, FL

3 points above the state average

#8

Ruskin, FL

3 points above the state average

#9

St. Petersburg, FL

3 points above the state average

#10

Tampa, FL

3 points above the state average

#11

Golden Gate, FL

2 points above the state average

#12

Holiday, FL

2 points above the state average

#13

Rotonda West, FL

2 points above the state average

#14

Tarpon Springs, FL

2 points above the state average

#15

Venice, FL

2 points above the state average

#16

Westchase, FL

2 points above the state average

#17

Cape Coral, FL

1 points above the state average

#18

Carrollwood, FL

1 points above the state average

#19

Citrus Park, FL

1 points above the state average

#20

East Lake-Orient Park, FL

1 points above the state average

#21

Egypt Lake-Leto, FL

1 points above the state average

#22

Ferry Pass, FL

1 points above the state average

#23

Jacksonville Beach, FL

1 points above the state average

#24

New Smyrna Beach, FL

1 points above the state average

#25

Palm River-Clair Mel, FL

1 points above the state average

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.