#1Taft
unincorporated, Orange County · 2,730 peopleHazard risk grade, better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #65 of 634 in FL
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Taft, #1 on this list · Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY 4.0Taft ranks first on hazard risk among Florida’s 638 towns of 2,500+; 2 of the 638 grade A− or better on hazard risk nationally.
The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). How grades work
#1Hazard risk grade, better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #65 of 634 in FL
Hazard risk grade, better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #2 of 634 in FL
#3Hazard risk grade, better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #14 of 634 in FL
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 2 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
638 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Taft (Orange County) ranks first on hazard risk among 638 towns, with an A−; St. Augustine South and St. Augustine Beach follow.
The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a hazard risk grade (638 in Florida). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Florida page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.