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New Hampshire rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in New Hampshire

Mont Vernon ranks first on hazard risk among New Hampshire’s 126 towns of 2,500+; 12 of the 126 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

Mont Vernon

Hillsborough County · 2,698 people
A

Hazard risk grade, better than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 125 in NH

#2

Greenland

Rockingham County · 4,143 people
A

Hazard risk grade, better than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 125 in NH

#3

Hampstead

Rockingham County · 9,110 people
A

Hazard risk grade, better than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 125 in NH

All 126 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.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1Mont VernonHillsborough County · 2,698 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 125
2GreenlandRockingham County · 4,143 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 125
3HampsteadRockingham County · 9,110 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 125
4NewtonRockingham County · 4,851 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #46 of 125
5NorthwoodRockingham County · 4,757 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 125
6New LondonMerrimack County · 4,411 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 125
7AtkinsonRockingham County · 7,397 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 125
8KingstonRockingham County · 6,288 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 125
9DanvilleRockingham County · 4,650 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #49 of 125
10PlaistowRockingham County · 7,848 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 125
11DunbartonMerrimack County · 3,233 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 125
12RindgeCheshire County · 6,502 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #54 of 125
13StrathamRockingham County · 7,735 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #11 of 125
14SomersworthStrafford County · 12,171 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 125
15PortsmouthRockingham County · 23,028 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 125
16WindhamRockingham County · 16,259 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 125
17GilfordBelknap County · 7,898 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 125
18Durham College campusStrafford County · 15,346 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A+
19MeredithBelknap County · 6,854 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 125
20LondonderryRockingham County · 27,844 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 125
21BrentwoodRockingham County · 4,923 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 125
22BedfordHillsborough County · 23,973 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #10 of 125
23RollinsfordStrafford County · 2,621 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #69 of 125
24HooksettMerrimack County · 15,346 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 125
25StraffordStrafford County · 4,338 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 125
26BowMerrimack County · 8,415 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 125
27AuburnRockingham County · 6,336 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 125
28MiltonStrafford County · 4,562 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #112 of 125
29SandownRockingham County · 6,753 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #67 of 125
30CandiaRockingham County · 4,248 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 125
31New DurhamStrafford County · 2,890 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 125
32New IpswichHillsborough County · 5,467 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 125
33FitzwilliamCheshire County · 2,500 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 125
34SalemRockingham County · 31,868 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #53 of 125
35North HamptonRockingham County · 4,526 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 125
36RochesterStrafford County · 33,716 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 125
37DerryRockingham County · 33,990 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #81 of 125
38HollisHillsborough County · 8,819 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 125
39WolfeboroCarroll County · 6,637 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #66 of 125
40ChesterRockingham County · 5,322 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 125
41ChichesterMerrimack County · 2,834 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 125
42ConcordMerrimack County · 44,597 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 125
43DoverStrafford County · 34,623 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 125
44ExeterRockingham County · 16,213 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 125
45LeeStrafford County · 4,563 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 125
46ChesterfieldCheshire County · 3,684 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #80 of 125
47CharlestownSullivan County · 4,924 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #110 of 125
48GoffstownHillsborough County · 18,607 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 125
49AmherstHillsborough County · 11,985 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 125
50BarringtonStrafford County · 9,642 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 125
51HudsonHillsborough County · 26,001 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 125
52FremontRockingham County · 4,923 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 125
53EppingRockingham County · 7,973 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 125
54JaffreyCheshire County · 5,633 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #56 of 125
55GilmantonBelknap County · 4,060 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 125
56NashuaHillsborough County · 92,435 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #91 of 125
57LitchfieldHillsborough County · 8,704 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 125
58AntrimHillsborough County · 2,757 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #68 of 125
59AltonBelknap County · 6,036 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 125
60LaconiaBelknap County · 17,246 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 125
61DeerfieldRockingham County · 4,989 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 125
62WalpoleCheshire County · 3,706 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 125
63TuftonboroCarroll County · 2,678 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 125
64MoultonboroughCarroll County · 5,293 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #55 of 125
65BrooklineHillsborough County · 5,858 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 125
66ManchesterHillsborough County · 116,818 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 125
67HanoverGrafton County · 12,054 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 125
68SunapeeSullivan County · 3,442 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 125
69NottinghamRockingham County · 5,490 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #26 of 125
70BoscawenMerrimack County · 4,255 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 125
71MilfordHillsborough County · 16,686 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #50 of 125
72SanborntonBelknap County · 3,038 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 125
73HennikerMerrimack County · 6,256 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 125
74TiltonBelknap County · 4,092 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 125
75MerrimackHillsborough County · 29,699 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #47 of 125
76ClaremontSullivan County · 13,032 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 125
77WeareHillsborough County · 9,291 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 125
78New BostonHillsborough County · 6,276 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #12 of 125
79BarnsteadBelknap County · 5,038 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #90 of 125
80WakefieldCarroll County · 5,558 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 125
81PembrokeMerrimack County · 7,579 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 125
82PelhamHillsborough County · 14,828 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 125
83MadisonCarroll County · 2,728 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 125
84HinsdaleCheshire County · 4,034 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 125
85RyeRockingham County · 5,689 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 125
86PlymouthGrafton County · 6,721 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 125
87HaverhillGrafton County · 4,667 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 125
88PlainfieldSullivan County · 2,560 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #27 of 125
89RaymondRockingham County · 11,050 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 125
90NewmarketRockingham County · 9,647 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 125
91HillsboroughHillsborough County · 6,134 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 125
92BethlehemGrafton County · 2,575 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 125
93PittsfieldMerrimack County · 4,148 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #101 of 125
94GranthamSullivan County · 3,482 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #25 of 125
95FranklinMerrimack County · 8,839 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 125
96KeeneCheshire County · 23,072 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 125
97HopkintonMerrimack County · 6,120 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 125
98BerlinCoos County · 9,502 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #124 of 125
99AllenstownMerrimack County · 4,882 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #88 of 125
100BelmontBelknap County · 7,408 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 125
101LebanonGrafton County · 15,481 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 125
102LoudonMerrimack County · 5,781 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #52 of 125
103TamworthCarroll County · 2,895 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 125
104WhitefieldCoos County · 2,535 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 125
105OssipeeCarroll County · 4,599 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #100 of 125
106PeterboroughHillsborough County · 6,499 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 125
107SeabrookRockingham County · 8,430 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 125
108EnfieldGrafton County · 4,470 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 125
109ConwayCarroll County · 10,308 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 125
110EpsomMerrimack County · 5,057 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 125
111WarnerMerrimack County · 2,902 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 125
112FarmingtonStrafford County · 6,781 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #111 of 125
113WiltonHillsborough County · 4,015 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 125
114SwanzeyCheshire County · 7,461 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 125
115BristolGrafton County · 3,251 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 125
116NorthfieldMerrimack County · 5,081 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 125
117LittletonGrafton County · 6,003 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 125
118NewportSullivan County · 6,417 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 125
119CanaanGrafton County · 3,833 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 125
120BartlettCarroll County · 3,335 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 125
121GorhamCoos County · 2,661 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #89 of 125
122WinchesterCheshire County · 4,281 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #125 of 125
123LancasterCoos County · 3,218 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 125
124CamptonGrafton County · 3,436 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 125
125ThorntonGrafton County · 2,895 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #51 of 125
126HamptonRockingham County · 16,381 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #48 of 125
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Which New Hampshire town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?

Mont Vernon (Hillsborough County) ranks first on hazard risk among 126 towns, with an A; Greenland and Hampstead 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 (126 in New Hampshire). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Hampshire page.

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