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Highest risk cities in New York

Highest storm surge risk cities in New York

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk, based on 974/974 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Surge score

98/100

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 2:03 AM.

974/974 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score from 974 evaluated locations.

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#1

Albertson, NY

1 points above the state reference

#2

Asharoken, NY

1 points above the state reference

#3

Atlantic Beach, NY

1 points above the state reference

#4

Baldwin, NY

1 points above the state reference

#5

Barnum Island, NY

1 points above the state reference

#6

Baxter Estates, NY

1 points above the state reference

#7

Bay Park, NY

1 points above the state reference

#8

Bayville, NY

1 points above the state reference

#9

Belle Terre, NY

1 points above the state reference

#10

Bellerose, NY

1 points above the state reference

#11

Bellerose Terrace, NY

1 points above the state reference

#12

Bellmore, NY

1 points above the state reference

#13

Bronx, NY

1 points above the state reference

#14

Brookville, NY

1 points above the state reference

#15

Carle Place, NY

1 points above the state reference

#16

Cedarhurst, NY

1 points above the state reference

#17

Centre Island, NY

1 points above the state reference

#18

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

1 points above the state reference

#19

Cove Neck, NY

1 points above the state reference

#20

East Atlantic Beach, NY

1 points above the state reference

#21

East Hills, NY

1 points above the state reference

#22

East Norwich, NY

1 points above the state reference

#23

East Rockaway, NY

1 points above the state reference

#24

East Setauket, NY

1 points above the state reference

#25

East Williston, NY

1 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across974/974 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.