Highest risk cities in New York
Highest hurricane risk cities in New York
Ranked city list for hurricane wind, surge, and flooding exposure, based on 982/982 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Hurricane score
57/100
Updated Sun, Oct 18, 2:24 AM.
982/982 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by hurricane score from 982 evaluated locations.
#1
Captree, NY
19 points above the state reference
#2
Oak Beach, NY
19 points above the state reference
#3
West Bay Shore, NY
19 points above the state reference
#4
Amityville, NY
18 points above the state reference
#5
East Massapequa, NY
18 points above the state reference
#6
Massapequa, NY
18 points above the state reference
#7
Massapequa Park, NY
18 points above the state reference
#8
Seaford, NY
18 points above the state reference
#9
Ocean Beach, NY
17 points above the state reference
#10
Saltaire, NY
17 points above the state reference
#11
Bellmore, NY
16 points above the state reference
#12
Freeport, NY
16 points above the state reference
#13
Merrick, NY
16 points above the state reference
#14
North Bellmore, NY
16 points above the state reference
#15
North Merrick, NY
16 points above the state reference
#16
North Wantagh, NY
16 points above the state reference
#17
Roosevelt, NY
16 points above the state reference
#18
Wantagh, NY
16 points above the state reference
#19
Copiague, NY
14 points above the state reference
#20
Gilgo, NY
14 points above the state reference
#21
Lindenhurst, NY
14 points above the state reference
#22
Staten Island, NY
14 points above the state reference
#23
Fire Island, NY
13 points above the state reference
#24
Baldwin, NY
12 points above the state reference
#25
Barnum Island, NY
12 points above the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across982/982 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.