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Highest risk cities in New Hampshire

Highest storm surge risk cities in New Hampshire

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk, based on 46/46 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Surge score

0/100

Updated Fri, Nov 6, 11:21 PM.

46/46 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 6 cities by surge score from 46 evaluated locations.

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#1

Portsmouth, NH

98 points above the state reference

98/100

#2

Seabrook, NH

98 points above the state reference

98/100

#3

Seabrook Beach, NH

98 points above the state reference

98/100

#4

Somersworth, NH

97 points above the state reference

97/100

#5

Dover, NH

96 points above the state reference

96/100

#6

Hampton Beach, NH

90 points above the state reference

90/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across46/46 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

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