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Highest risk cities in New York

Highest overall weather risk cities in New York

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

State average

Overall score

44/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:31 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by overall score.

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#1

Troy, NY

8 points above the state average

#2

Franklin Square, NY

7 points above the state average

#3

Garden City, NY

7 points above the state average

#4

Mineola, NY

7 points above the state average

#5

New Hyde Park, NY

7 points above the state average

#6

North New Hyde Park, NY

7 points above the state average

#7

Albany, NY

6 points above the state average

#8

Rensselaer, NY

6 points above the state average

#9

Roessleville, NY

6 points above the state average

#10

Bellmore, NY

6 points above the state average

#11

Freeport, NY

6 points above the state average

#12

Merrick, NY

6 points above the state average

#13

North Bellmore, NY

6 points above the state average

#14

North Merrick, NY

6 points above the state average

#15

North Wantagh, NY

6 points above the state average

#16

Roosevelt, NY

6 points above the state average

#17

Wantagh, NY

6 points above the state average

#18

Manhattan, NY

5 points above the state average

#19

New York, NY

5 points above the state average

#20

Bronx, NY

3 points above the state average

#21

New City, NY

2 points above the state average

#22

Staten Island, NY

1 points above the state average

#23

Peekskill, NY

at the state average

#24

West Haverstraw, NY

at the state average

#25

Cohoes, NY

at 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.