HomeRiskIQ rankings

Highest Flood Risk Cities in America

Cities ranked by mapped flood and heavy-rain exposure signals from the HomeRiskIQ hazard grid.

Ranking basis

Flood score

Ranked entries

50

Updated

May 10, 6:47 PM

Media summary

Pascagoula, MS ranks #1.

The leading score is 100/100 on the current flood score.

View methodology

Ranked results

Top 50

Scores are normalized 0-100 exposure signals

#1

Pascagoula, MS

National index rank #9 · state rank #5 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 70/100

#2

Lantana, FL

National index rank #28 · state rank #16 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 66/100

#3

Brunswick, GA

National index rank #34 · state rank #1 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 65/100

#4

Mulvane, KS

National index rank #95 · state rank #1 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 61/100

#5

Fernandina Beach, FL

National index rank #182 · state rank #93 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 58/100

#6

Kansas City, MO

National index rank #196 · state rank #3 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 57/100

#7

North Kansas City, MO

National index rank #252 · state rank #4 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 57/100

#8

Gulf Park Estates, MS

National index rank #383 · state rank #33 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 55/100

#9

Beaufort, NC

National index rank #393 · state rank #7 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 55/100

#10

Gladstone, MO

National index rank #411 · state rank #7 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 54/100

#11

Skidaway Island, GA

National index rank #431 · state rank #9 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 54/100

#12

Fremont, NE

National index rank #468 · state rank #7 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 53/100

#13

Portales, NM

National index rank #484 · state rank #2 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 53/100

#14

Isle of Palms, SC

National index rank #512 · state rank #21 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 53/100

#15

West Des Moines, IA

National index rank #531 · state rank #5 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 52/100

#16

Celina, OH

National index rank #572 · state rank #1 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 52/100

#17

Commerce City, CO

National index rank #630 · state rank #7 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 51/100

#18

Bixby, OK

National index rank #642 · state rank #35 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 51/100

#19

Freeport, TX

National index rank #808 · state rank #97 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 50/100

#20

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

National index rank #911 · state rank #23 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 49/100

#21

Los Alamos, NM

National index rank #919 · state rank #6 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 49/100

#22

Fort Riley, KS

National index rank #945 · state rank #34 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 49/100

#23

White Rock, NM

National index rank #967 · state rank #7 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 49/100

#24

Port Isabel, TX

National index rank #1104 · state rank #130 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 48/100

#25

Waukee, IA

National index rank #1177 · state rank #27 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 47/100

#26

Schuyler, NE

National index rank #1439 · state rank #16 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 46/100

#27

Aransas Pass, TX

National index rank #1585 · state rank #234 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 45/100

#28

Sayre, PA

National index rank #1625 · state rank #31 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 45/100

#29

Mead, CO

National index rank #1842 · state rank #54 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 44/100

#30

Westerville, OH

National index rank #2080 · state rank #27 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 42/100

#31

Johnstown, CO

National index rank #2122 · state rank #64 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 42/100

#32

Rio Communities, NM

National index rank #2239 · state rank #14 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 42/100

#33

Peoria, AZ

National index rank #2276 · state rank #6 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 41/100

#34

Neenah, WI

National index rank #2561 · state rank #34 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 40/100

#35

Belen, NM

National index rank #2691 · state rank #19 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 40/100

#36

Los Chaves, NM

National index rank #2747 · state rank #20 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 40/100

#37

Massapequa, NY

National index rank #2835 · state rank #98 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#38

East Massapequa, NY

National index rank #2844 · state rank #99 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#39

Los Lunas, NM

National index rank #2855 · state rank #22 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#40

Massapequa Park, NY

National index rank #2860 · state rank #100 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#41

Seaford, NY

National index rank #2866 · state rank #101 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#42

Amityville, NY

National index rank #2928 · state rank #104 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#43

Wahpeton, ND

National index rank #2953 · state rank #4 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 39/100

#44

Ellwood City, PA

National index rank #3205 · state rank #119 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 38/100

#45

Watertown, NY

National index rank #3951 · state rank #145 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 35/100

#46

Marana, AZ

National index rank #4185 · state rank #40 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 34/100

#47

East Merrimack, NH

National index rank #4375 · state rank #7 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 34/100

#48

Farmington, UT

National index rank #4453 · state rank #2 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 33/100

#49

Gardnerville, NV

National index rank #4628 · state rank #1 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 33/100

#50

Burlington, VT

National index rank #4697 · state rank #2 · top driver Flood

100/100
Overall 32/100

How this ranking works

Flood ranking uses normalized FEMA/NFHL-derived tile scoring with guardrails for sparse or low-land-fraction cells.

Rankings are built from HomeRiskIQ hazard tiles and current state/city scoring. They are designed for comparative research and media context, not official warning decisions.