#1Notre Dame
unincorporated, St. Joseph County · 6,890 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·No overall grade
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Notre Dame, #1 on this list · Photo: Public domain · Public domainNotre Dame ranks first on hazard risk among Indiana’s 593 towns of 2,500+; 170 of the 593 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, among the top in the U.S.·No overall grade
#2Hazard risk grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 585 in IN
#3Hazard risk grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · college campus
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 12 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
593 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Notre Dame (St. Joseph County) ranks first on hazard risk among 593 towns, with an A+; Olive Township and West Lafayette 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 (593 in Indiana). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Indiana page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.