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Kansas rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in Kansas

Merriam ranks first on hazard risk among Kansas’ 151 towns of 2,500+; 12 of the 151 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

#1

Merriam

Johnson County · 11,509 people
A

Hazard risk grade, better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 150 in KS

#3

Hugoton

Stevens County · 3,545 people
A−

Hazard risk grade, better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 150 in KS

All 151 towns

Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 4 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

151 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1MerriamJohnson County · 11,509 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 150
2MissionJohnson County · 10,125 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #66 of 150
3HugotonStevens County · 3,545 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 150
4Fort Rileyunincorporated, Geary County · 8,606 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #115 of 150
5ColbyThomas County · 5,489 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 150
6Madison TownshipRiley County · 9,403 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
7Roeland ParkJohnson County · 6,683 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #46 of 150
8LeavenworthLeavenworth County · 37,012 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 150
9Williamsport TownshipShawnee County · 4,334 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #81 of 150
10UlyssesGrant County · 5,524 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 150
11HiawathaBrown County · 3,124 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 150
12LiberalSeward County · 19,010 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #135 of 150
13LenexaJohnson County · 60,506 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #23 of 150
14Kansas CityWyandotte County · 157,805 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #146 of 150
15ShawneeJohnson County · 69,848 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 150
16LeawoodJohnson County · 34,093 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #20 of 150
17Gardner TownshipJohnson County · 2,550 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #44 of 150
18Prairie VillageJohnson County · 23,008 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 150
19Baldwin CityDouglas County · 4,946 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #19 of 150
20Overland ParkJohnson County · 203,677 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 150
21Palmyra TownshipDouglas County · 7,847 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 150
22GardnerJohnson County · 26,154 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #51 of 150
23Tecumseh TownshipShawnee County · 7,829 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #43 of 150
24Mission HillsJohnson County · 3,522 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #17 of 150
25ClearwaterSedgwick County · 2,792 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 150
26OlatheJohnson County · 150,025 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #18 of 150
27GoddardSedgwick County · 6,638 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 150
28Spring HillJohnson County · 10,777 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 150
29Ninnescah TownshipSedgwick County · 3,563 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 150
30Great BendBarton County · 14,266 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 150
31Scott CityScott County · 3,855 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #50 of 150
32LawrenceDouglas County · 96,367 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #77 of 150
33Morton TownshipSedgwick County · 2,819 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 150
34Aubry TownshipJohnson County · 4,719 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 150
35South HutchinsonReno County · 2,516 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 150
T36St. MarysPottawatomie County · 2,790 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 150
T36St. Marys TownshipPottawatomie County · 4,018 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #60 of 150
38HaysEllis County · 21,258 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 150
39Dodge CityFord County · 27,653 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #124 of 150
40LouisburgMiami County · 5,299 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 150
41Bel AireSedgwick County · 10,287 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 150
42LansingLeavenworth County · 11,331 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 150
43BasehorLeavenworth County · 8,249 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #45 of 150
44McPhersonMcPherson County · 13,918 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 150
45Union TownshipSedgwick County · 2,704 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 150
46MaizeSedgwick County · 7,853 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #65 of 150
47Park TownshipSedgwick County · 8,984 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #48 of 150
48EmporiaLyon County · 24,137 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #131 of 150
49MulvaneSedgwick County · 7,030 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #49 of 150
50MarysvilleMarshall County · 3,385 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 150
51Fairmount TownshipLeavenworth County · 12,817 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #47 of 150
52WamegoPottawatomie County · 4,912 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 150
53HoisingtonBarton County · 2,598 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #79 of 150
54RussellRussell County · 4,286 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #137 of 150
55Wamego TownshipPottawatomie County · 5,838 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 150
56AbileneDickinson County · 6,552 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #61 of 150
57GoodlandSherman County · 4,366 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #123 of 150
58FairwayJohnson County · 4,181 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 150
59Sherlock TownshipFinney County · 2,907 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #130 of 150
60GalenaCherokee County · 2,788 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #114 of 150
61Sherman TownshipLeavenworth County · 2,920 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 150
62Washington TownshipDoniphan County · 2,966 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 150
63Osage CityOsage County · 2,784 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #91 of 150
64AtchisonAtchison County · 10,789 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 150
65Attica TownshipSedgwick County · 9,068 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 150
66ColumbusCherokee County · 2,866 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 150
67Soldier TownshipShawnee County · 15,282 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #52 of 150
68NewtonHarvey County · 18,353 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #133 of 150
69Junction CityGeary County · 22,583 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 150
70Lincoln TownshipLinn County · 2,730 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #78 of 150
71Monmouth TownshipShawnee County · 3,224 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 150
72PaolaMiami County · 5,880 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 150
73Garden CityFinney County · 27,402 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 150
74SalinaSaline County · 46,094 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #134 of 150
75Grant TownshipSedgwick County · 5,743 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 150
76Valley Center TownshipSedgwick County · 5,036 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 150
77ConcordiaCloud County · 4,991 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 150
78Eudora TownshipDouglas County · 7,870 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #59 of 150
79EudoraDouglas County · 6,506 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 150
80Garden City TownshipFinney County · 5,667 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #148 of 150
81ManhattanRiley County · 54,673 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 150
82Big Creek TownshipEllis County · 2,622 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #21 of 150
83GarnettAnderson County · 3,242 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #90 of 150
84St. George TownshipPottawatomie County · 5,056 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #128 of 150
85Valley CenterSedgwick County · 7,685 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 150
86Stranger TownshipLeavenworth County · 5,467 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #89 of 150
87Blue TownshipPottawatomie County · 5,449 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 150
88Mission TownshipShawnee County · 10,195 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 150
89HoltonJackson County · 3,396 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #69 of 150
T90Emma TownshipHarvey County · 4,017 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 150
T90HesstonHarvey County · 3,458 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 150
92Gypsum TownshipSedgwick County · 10,370 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 150
93De SotoJohnson County · 7,083 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #22 of 150
94WichitaSedgwick County · 400,987 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #149 of 150
95HillsboroMarion County · 2,646 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 150
96OsawatomieMiami County · 4,215 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 150
97Kechi TownshipSedgwick County · 10,931 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 150
98Clay CenterClay County · 4,061 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 150
99EllsworthEllsworth County · 3,092 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 150
100TonganoxieLeavenworth County · 6,208 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #64 of 150
101Bonner SpringsWyandotte County · 7,962 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #116 of 150
102AugustaButler County · 9,073 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #125 of 150
103Washington TownshipCrawford County · 3,543 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 150
104WinfieldCowley County · 11,745 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #147 of 150
105EdwardsvilleWyandotte County · 4,748 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 150
106Arkansas CityCowley County · 11,800 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #150 of 150
107Rose HillButler County · 4,320 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #24 of 150
108PrattPratt County · 6,574 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #62 of 150
109Park CitySedgwick County · 9,458 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 150
110TopekaShawnee County · 125,795 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #136 of 150
111Franklin TownshipFranklin County · 3,179 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #68 of 150
112LyonsRice County · 3,488 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #101 of 150
113Reno TownshipReno County · 4,360 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 150
114Rock Creek TownshipJefferson County · 2,773 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 150
115Richland TownshipButler County · 2,620 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #58 of 150
116FrontenacCrawford County · 3,443 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #63 of 150
117BeloitMitchell County · 3,288 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 150
118LindsborgMcPherson County · 3,824 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 150
119ParsonsLabette County · 9,315 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 150
120Rockford TownshipSedgwick County · 24,796 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 150
121WellingtonSumner County · 7,541 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 150
122Belle Plaine TownshipSumner County · 3,025 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 150
123Auburn TownshipShawnee County · 3,319 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 150
124ChanuteNeosho County · 8,584 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #129 of 150
125AndoverButler County · 17,370 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 150
126LarnedPawnee County · 3,596 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 150
127CoffeyvilleMontgomery County · 8,460 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #144 of 150
128Smoky Hill TownshipGeary County · 9,191 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 150
129El DoradoButler County · 12,696 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 150
130IolaAllen County · 5,240 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #113 of 150
131NortonNorton County · 2,651 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #76 of 150
132DerbySedgwick County · 26,606 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 150
133PittsburgCrawford County · 20,569 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #143 of 150
134Bruno TownshipButler County · 19,221 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #41 of 150
135Garden TownshipCherokee County · 2,713 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #127 of 150
136Minneha TownshipSedgwick County · 3,472 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 150
137OttawaFranklin County · 12,716 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #88 of 150
138Towanda TownshipButler County · 2,574 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 150
139KingmanKingman County · 2,884 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 150
140IndependenceMontgomery County · 8,193 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 150
141Fort ScottBourbon County · 7,500 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 150
142HutchinsonReno County · 39,595 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 150
143Prospect TownshipButler County · 2,548 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #132 of 150
144Baxter SpringsCherokee County · 3,823 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 150
145Pleasant TownshipButler County · 5,459 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #67 of 150
146Baker TownshipCrawford County · 3,483 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #126 of 150
147Riverside TownshipSedgwick County · 13,603 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 150
148Salem TownshipSedgwick County · 9,673 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 150
149Oaklawn-Sunviewunincorporated, Sedgwick County · 2,789 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 150
150HaysvilleSedgwick County · 11,353 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #110 of 150
151BurlingtonCoffey County · 2,640 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 150
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Kansas town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?

Merriam (Johnson County) ranks first on hazard risk among 151 towns, with an A; Mission and Hugoton follow.

How are these towns ranked?

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.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a hazard risk grade (151 in Kansas). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Kansas page.

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