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Highest risk cities in Rhode Island

Highest storm surge risk cities in Rhode Island

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk, based on 36/36 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Surge score

96/100

Updated Tue, Nov 10, 1:29 AM.

36/36 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 20 cities by surge score from 36 evaluated locations.

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#1

Misquamicut, RI

3 points above the state reference

99/100

#2

Watch Hill, RI

3 points above the state reference

99/100

#3

Westerly, RI

3 points above the state reference

99/100

#4

Narragansett Pier, RI

2 points above the state reference

98/100

#5

Melville, RI

1 points above the state reference

97/100

#6

Newport East, RI

1 points above the state reference

97/100

#7

Bradford, RI

at the state reference

96/100

#8

Narragansett, RI

at the state reference

96/100

#9

Newport, RI

at the state reference

96/100

#10

Quonochontaug, RI

at the state reference

96/100

#11

Weekapaug, RI

at the state reference

96/100

#12

Central Falls, RI

2 points below the state reference

94/100

#13

East Providence, RI

2 points below the state reference

94/100

#14

Lincoln, RI

2 points below the state reference

94/100

#15

Pawtucket, RI

2 points below the state reference

94/100

#16

Providence, RI

2 points below the state reference

94/100

#17

Smithfield, RI

2 points below the state reference

94/100

#18

Cranston, RI

3 points below the state reference

93/100

#19

Warwick, RI

3 points below the state reference

93/100

#20

Kingston, RI

17 points below the state reference

79/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across36/36 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.