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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 34/34 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Surge score

96/100

Updated Sun, Sep 20, 4:39 AM.

34/34 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 18 cities by surge score from 34 evaluated locations.

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#1

Misquamicut, RI

3 points above the state reference

#2

Watch Hill, RI

3 points above the state reference

#3

Narragansett Pier, RI

2 points above the state reference

#4

Melville, RI

1 points above the state reference

#5

Newport East, RI

1 points above the state reference

#6

Bradford, RI

at the state reference

#7

Newport, RI

at the state reference

#8

Quonochontaug, RI

at the state reference

#9

Weekapaug, RI

at the state reference

#10

Central Falls, RI

2 points below the state reference

#11

East Providence, RI

2 points below the state reference

#12

Lincoln, RI

2 points below the state reference

#13

Pawtucket, RI

2 points below the state reference

#14

Providence, RI

2 points below the state reference

#15

Smithfield, RI

2 points below the state reference

#16

Cranston, RI

3 points below the state reference

#17

Warwick, RI

3 points below the state reference

#18

Kingston, RI

17 points below the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across34/34 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.