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Kentucky rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in Kentucky

Hebron ranks first on hazard risk among Kentucky’s 142 towns of 2,500+; 27 of the 142 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

Hebron

unincorporated, Boone County · 6,407 people
A+

Hazard risk grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 138 in KY

#2

Walton

Boone County · 5,868 people
A+

Hazard risk grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 138 in KY

#3

Park Hills

Kenton County · 3,188 people
A

Hazard risk grade, better than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 138 in KY

All 142 towns

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

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

#TownGradeOverall
1Hebronunincorporated, Boone County · 6,407 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 138
2WaltonBoone County · 5,868 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 138
3Park HillsKenton County · 3,188 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 138
4Crestview HillsKenton County · 3,301 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 138
5WilliamstownGrant County · 4,030 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 138
6RichmondMadison County · 40,663 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #92 of 138
7Francisvilleunincorporated, Boone County · 10,565 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 138
8Highland HeightsCampbell County · 6,341 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 138
9Bucknerunincorporated, Oldham County · 4,119 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 138
10Crescent SpringsKenton County · 4,708 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 138
11Fort WrightKenton County · 6,240 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 138
12Fort MitchellKenton County · 8,751 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #11 of 138
13ElsmereKenton County · 9,521 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #43 of 138
14ErlangerKenton County · 20,158 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 138
15IndependenceKenton County · 30,198 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 138
16LondonLaurel County · 7,637 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 138
17WilderCampbell County · 3,108 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 138
18FlatwoodsGreenup County · 7,439 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 138
19EminenceHenry County · 2,823 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #126 of 138
20Lakeside ParkKenton County · 2,847 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 138
21BardstownNelson County · 14,161 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #75 of 138
22FlorenceBoone County · 34,018 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #47 of 138
23Russell SpringsRussell County · 2,828 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #97 of 138
24WilmoreJessamine County · 6,380 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 138
25NicholasvilleJessamine County · 33,857 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #63 of 138
26Cold SpringCampbell County · 6,640 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 138
27Villa HillsKenton County · 7,797 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 138
28SimpsonvilleShelby County · 3,183 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #89 of 138
29LancasterGarrard County · 4,111 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #112 of 138
30RadcliffHardin County · 22,576 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 138
31Mount WashingtonBullitt County · 18,989 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 138
32EdgewoodKenton County · 8,503 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 138
33AlexandriaCampbell County · 10,994 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 138
34Mount SterlingMontgomery County · 7,586 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #78 of 138
35Claryvilleunincorporated, Campbell County · 3,251 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 138
36La GrangeOldham County · 10,669 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #35 of 138
37WinchesterClark County · 19,514 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #98 of 138
38SouthgateCampbell County · 3,868 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 138
39Douglass HillsJefferson County · 5,575 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #84 of 138
40StanfordLincoln County · 3,761 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 138
41Fort ThomasCampbell County · 17,142 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 138
42JeffersontownJefferson County · 29,193 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #71 of 138
43DanvilleBoyle County · 17,736 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #62 of 138
44ElizabethtownHardin County · 35,448 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #77 of 138
45CampbellsvilleTaylor County · 11,783 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 138
46Taylor MillKenton County · 7,144 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 138
47AnchorageJefferson County · 2,547 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 138
48BellevueCampbell County · 5,847 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #54 of 138
49BereaMadison County · 16,662 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #50 of 138
50SomersetPulaski County · 12,695 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #99 of 138
51VersaillesWoodford County · 10,734 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #41 of 138
52UnionBoone County · 7,937 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 138
53Burlingtonunincorporated, Boone County · 18,008 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 138
54AshlandBoyd County · 20,996 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #109 of 138
55ShelbyvilleShelby County · 18,453 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 138
56LebanonMarion County · 6,699 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #86 of 138
57CrittendenGrant County · 4,185 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #74 of 138
58ScottsvilleAllen County · 4,673 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 138
59HillviewBullitt County · 9,020 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #67 of 138
60HardinsburgBreckinridge County · 2,513 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #64 of 138
61FlemingsburgFleming County · 3,005 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 138
62MiddletownJefferson County · 9,944 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 138
63Oakbrookunincorporated, Boone County · 10,211 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 138
64FranklinSimpson County · 10,759 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #82 of 138
65CrestwoodOldham County · 6,582 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 138
66GeorgetownScott County · 40,883 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #52 of 138
67LexingtonFayette County · 329,751 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #94 of 138
68Fort Knoxunincorporated, Hardin County · 8,836 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
69ColumbiaAdair County · 4,680 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 138
70Graymoor-DevondaleJefferson County · 2,832 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #56 of 138
71LeitchfieldGrayson County · 7,015 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 138
72LawrenceburgAnderson County · 12,329 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #38 of 138
73Pioneer VillageBullitt County · 2,794 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #51 of 138
74SpringfieldWashington County · 3,033 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #36 of 138
75ParisBourbon County · 10,130 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 138
76CorbinWhitley County · 7,911 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 138
77Morehead College campusRowan County · 6,776 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+
78RussellGreenup County · 3,628 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 138
79RussellvilleLogan County · 7,454 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #87 of 138
80GreenvilleMuhlenberg County · 4,350 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #83 of 138
81GlasgowBarren County · 15,302 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #127 of 138
82WilliamsburgWhitley County · 5,371 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #59 of 138
83CynthianaHarrison County · 6,576 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #69 of 138
84NewportCampbell County · 13,998 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 138
85HurstbourneJefferson County · 4,787 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #100 of 138
86MonticelloWayne County · 5,721 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #108 of 138
87Beaver DamOhio County · 3,537 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #58 of 138
88LyndonJefferson County · 11,301 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 138
89FrankfortFranklin County · 28,657 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 138
90St. MatthewsJefferson County · 17,868 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 138
91HodgenvilleLarue County · 3,378 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #76 of 138
92Vine GroveHardin County · 7,018 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #79 of 138
93Fort Campbell Northunincorporated, Christian County · 11,356 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
94CarrolltonCarroll County · 3,964 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #111 of 138
95CadizTrigg County · 2,771 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #53 of 138
96MorgantownButler County · 2,512 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #66 of 138
97MadisonvilleHopkins County · 19,428 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 138
98Westwoodunincorporated, Boyd County · 4,473 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #95 of 138
99Central CityMuhlenberg County · 5,793 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 138
100MaysvilleMason County · 8,688 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #128 of 138
101MorganfieldUnion County · 3,102 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #96 of 138
102HartfordOhio County · 2,665 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #45 of 138
103Louisville795,222 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
104HarrodsburgMercer County · 9,576 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #107 of 138
105StantonPowell County · 3,153 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 138
106Indian HillsJefferson County · 2,939 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #80 of 138
107MurrayCalloway County · 18,964 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #68 of 138
108LudlowKenton County · 4,391 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #48 of 138
109CovingtonKenton County · 41,847 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #72 of 138
110BrandenburgMeade County · 3,003 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #49 of 138
111BentonMarshall County · 4,718 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #61 of 138
112Massacunincorporated, McCracken County · 4,698 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 138
113Oak GroveChristian County · 7,830 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #137 of 138
114MarionCrittenden County · 2,879 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #70 of 138
115ProspectJefferson County · 4,705 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #57 of 138
116ProvidenceWebster County · 2,872 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 138
117PrincetonCaldwell County · 6,168 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #60 of 138
118OwensboroDaviess County · 60,892 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 138
119DaytonCampbell County · 5,974 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #44 of 138
120Calvert CityMarshall County · 2,510 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 138
121Hendronunincorporated, McCracken County · 4,495 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #39 of 138
122Masonvilleunincorporated, Daviess County · 2,887 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #46 of 138
123BarbourvilleKnox County · 3,064 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 138
124Thrustonunincorporated, Daviess County · 2,581 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #55 of 138
125West LibertyMorgan County · 3,339 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #81 of 138
126GraysonCarter County · 3,728 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #73 of 138
127HopkinsvilleChristian County · 30,411 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 138
128HendersonHenderson County · 27,822 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 138
129Bowling GreenWarren County · 78,505 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 138
130MayfieldGraves County · 9,851 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #91 of 138
131Reidlandunincorporated, McCracken County · 5,277 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #37 of 138
132Sorghounincorporated, Daviess County · 2,960 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #88 of 138
133ShivelyJefferson County · 15,895 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #130 of 138
134PaducahMcCracken County · 26,730 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #101 of 138
135LouisaLawrence County · 2,520 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #90 of 138
136ShepherdsvilleBullitt County · 14,931 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #93 of 138
137PikevillePike County · 7,270 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #136 of 138
138PaintsvilleJohnson County · 4,111 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #85 of 138
139PrestonsburgFloyd County · 3,618 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #129 of 138
140HazardPerry County · 4,794 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 138
141Farleyunincorporated, McCracken County · 4,458 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #65 of 138
142MiddlesboroughBell County · 8,776 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #138 of 138
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Which Kentucky town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?

Hebron (Boone County) ranks first on hazard risk among 142 towns, with an A+; Walton and Park Hills 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 (142 in Kentucky). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Kentucky page.

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