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Highest Property Risk Major Cities in America

U.S. cities with at least 50,000 residents ranked by the HomeRiskIQ National Property Risk Index across flood, wind, storm surge, AQI, lightning, tornado, hail, wildfire, and hurricane-style exposure.

Ranking basis

Property Risk Index score

Ranked entries

938

Population 50,000+

Updated

Aug 9, 4:52 AM

Media summary

Fort Myers, FL ranks #1.

The leading score is 71/100 on the current property risk index score.

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Ranked results

Top 50 · Population 50,000+

Scores are normalized 0-100 exposure signals

#1

Fort Myers, FL

National index rank #2 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado

71/100
Overall 71/100

#2

Hattiesburg, MS

National index rank #9 · state rank #6 · top driver Tornado

69/100
Overall 69/100

#3

Gulfport, MS

National index rank #13 · state rank #9 · top driver Storm surge

68/100
Overall 68/100

#4

Houston, TX

National index rank #16 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado

67/100
Overall 67/100

#5

Davie, FL

National index rank #17 · state rank #6 · top driver Hail

67/100
Overall 67/100

#6

Fort Lauderdale, FL

National index rank #20 · state rank #9 · top driver Tornado

66/100
Overall 66/100

#7

Orlando, FL

National index rank #26 · state rank #15 · top driver Lightning

65/100
Overall 65/100

#8

Lakeland, FL

National index rank #27 · state rank #16 · top driver Tornado

65/100
Overall 65/100

#9

Cape Coral, FL

National index rank #34 · state rank #20 · top driver Tornado

64/100
Overall 64/100

#10

Winter Haven, FL

National index rank #35 · state rank #21 · top driver Tornado

64/100
Overall 64/100

#11

Slidell, LA

National index rank #36 · state rank #1 · top driver Storm surge

64/100
Overall 64/100

#12

Brunswick, GA

National index rank #37 · state rank #1 · top driver Flood

64/100
Overall 64/100

#13

Joplin, MO

National index rank #45 · state rank #2 · top driver Tornado

63/100
Overall 63/100

#14

Denver, CO

National index rank #71 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado

61/100
Overall 61/100

#15

St. Petersburg, FL

National index rank #72 · state rank #38 · top driver Tornado

61/100
Overall 61/100

#16

Metairie, LA

National index rank #73 · state rank #6 · top driver Hail

61/100
Overall 61/100

#17

Conroe, TX

National index rank #74 · state rank #4 · top driver Tornado

61/100
Overall 61/100

#18

Grand Island, NE

National index rank #75 · state rank #1 · top driver Tornado

61/100
Overall 61/100

#19

Charleston, SC

National index rank #97 · state rank #4 · top driver Hail

60/100
Overall 60/100

#20

Mesquite, TX

National index rank #98 · state rank #8 · top driver Tornado

60/100
Overall 60/100

#21

Port Arthur, TX

National index rank #99 · state rank #9 · top driver Tornado

60/100
Overall 60/100

#22

Jacksonville, NC

National index rank #100 · state rank #2 · top driver Hail

60/100
Overall 60/100

#23

Lawrence, KS

National index rank #101 · state rank #2 · top driver Hail

60/100
Overall 60/100

#24

Conway, AR

National index rank #102 · state rank #4 · top driver Tornado

60/100
Overall 60/100

#25

Mobile, AL

National index rank #117 · state rank #4 · top driver Storm surge

59/100
Overall 59/100

#26

Montgomery, AL

National index rank #118 · state rank #5 · top driver Hail

59/100
Overall 59/100

#27

Abilene, TX

National index rank #119 · state rank #12 · top driver Hail

59/100
Overall 59/100

#28

Largo, FL

National index rank #120 · state rank #48 · top driver Tornado

59/100
Overall 59/100

#29

Pinellas Park, FL

National index rank #121 · state rank #49 · top driver Tornado

59/100
Overall 59/100

#30

Albany, GA

National index rank #150 · state rank #6 · top driver Hail

58/100
Overall 58/100

#31

Gainesville, FL

National index rank #180 · state rank #80 · top driver Hail

57/100
Overall 57/100

#32

Ocala, FL

National index rank #181 · state rank #81 · top driver Hail

57/100
Overall 57/100

#33

Waco, TX

National index rank #182 · state rank #14 · top driver Tornado

57/100
Overall 57/100

#34

West Palm Beach, FL

National index rank #183 · state rank #82 · top driver Lightning

57/100
Overall 57/100

#35

Riverview, FL

National index rank #184 · state rank #83 · top driver Storm surge

57/100
Overall 57/100

#36

Mount Pleasant, SC

National index rank #185 · state rank #5 · top driver Hail

57/100
Overall 57/100

#37

Town 'n' Country, FL

National index rank #186 · state rank #84 · top driver Storm surge

57/100
Overall 57/100

#38

Shawnee, KS

National index rank #187 · state rank #4 · top driver Hail

57/100
Overall 57/100

#39

Fountainebleau, FL

National index rank #188 · state rank #85 · top driver Hail

57/100
Overall 57/100

#40

Westchester, FL

National index rank #189 · state rank #86 · top driver Hail

57/100
Overall 57/100

#41

Kansas City, MO

National index rank #229 · state rank #4 · top driver Flood

56/100
Overall 56/100

#42

Fort Worth, TX

National index rank #230 · state rank #21 · top driver Tornado

56/100
Overall 56/100

#43

Wilmington, NC

National index rank #231 · state rank #4 · top driver Hail

56/100
Overall 56/100

#44

North Charleston, SC

National index rank #232 · state rank #6 · top driver Hail

56/100
Overall 56/100

#45

Brandon, FL

National index rank #233 · state rank #105 · top driver Hail

56/100
Overall 56/100

#46

Broken Arrow, OK

National index rank #234 · state rank #12 · top driver Tornado

56/100
Overall 56/100

#47

Bryan, TX

National index rank #235 · state rank #22 · top driver Tornado

56/100
Overall 56/100

#48

Miami Beach, FL

National index rank #236 · state rank #106 · top driver Storm surge

56/100
Overall 56/100

#49

Jackson, TN

National index rank #237 · state rank #1 · top driver Hail

56/100
Overall 56/100

#50

Delray Beach, FL

National index rank #238 · state rank #107 · top driver Tornado

56/100
Overall 56/100

How this ranking works

Major-city rankings use the same composite HomeRiskIQ score as the all-city index, limited to cities with population of at least 50,000 to create a media-ready comparison set.

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.

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