#1Brockport
Monroe County · 7,736 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #107 of 745 in NY
Brockport, #1 on this list · Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0New York rankings · Hazard risk
Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in New York
Brockport ranks first on hazard risk among New York’s 758 towns of 2,500+; 328 of the 758 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
#1A+
#2Sweden
Monroe County · 14,099 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #227 of 745 in NY
Marcy
Oneida County · 8,232 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #175 of 745 in NY
All 758 towns
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 14 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
758 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
33Shelter IslandSuffolk County · 3,351 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #274 of 745
37Clifton ParkSaratoga County · 37,775 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #35 of 745
44North SyracuseOnondaga County · 6,773 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #287 of 745
64Dobbs FerryWestchester County · 11,645 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 745
73New HempsteadRockland County · 5,657 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #570 of 745
77OssiningWestchester County · 39,964 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #258 of 745
84OssiningWestchester County · 27,579 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #433 of 745
99Chestnut RidgeRockland County · 10,987 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #526 of 745
100East HamptonSuffolk County · 29,400 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #273 of 745
102Briarcliff ManorWestchester County · 7,481 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #179 of 745
103North HempsteadNassau County · 238,982 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #44 of 745
113Port Washington NorthNassau County · 3,154 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #57 of 745
118Pound RidgeWestchester County · 5,057 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #45 of 745
121East SyracuseOnondaga County · 2,973 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 745
122NiskayunaSchenectady County · 24,211 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #131 of 745
T124WestfieldChautauqua County · 4,423 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #477 of 745
127West BloomfieldOntario County · 2,723 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #96 of 745
131Mount PleasantWestchester County · 45,444 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 745
147White PlainsWestchester County · 62,871 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #324 of 745
151TarrytownWestchester County · 11,890 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #49 of 745
157New CastleWestchester County · 18,259 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #42 of 745
161GreenburghWestchester County · 94,537 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #230 of 745
163NorthumberlandSaratoga County · 5,181 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #225 of 745
169Hudson FallsWashington County · 7,333 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #401 of 745
170DuanesburgSchenectady County · 6,020 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #309 of 745
175South Glens FallsSaratoga County · 3,704 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #402 of 745
184New RochelleWestchester County · 85,864 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #336 of 745
195Sleepy HollowWestchester County · 11,474 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #248 of 745
198North CastleWestchester County · 12,360 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 745
207Saratoga SpringsSaratoga County · 28,768 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #199 of 745
211Croton-on-HudsonWestchester County · 8,282 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #24 of 745
223Great Neck PlazaNassau County · 7,889 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 745
229Wesley HillsRockland County · 6,477 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #386 of 745
233Potsdam College campusSt. Lawrence County · 8,019 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+
240BrownvilleJefferson County · 5,698 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #416 of 745
248New York CityKings County · 8,584,629 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #651 of 745
249CortlandtWestchester County · 42,413 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 745
258PleasantvilleWestchester County · 7,391 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #84 of 745
263PeekskillWestchester County · 25,891 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #495 of 745
266SouthamptonSuffolk County · 71,601 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #249 of 745
269North SalemWestchester County · 5,181 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #48 of 745
272Great Neck EstatesNassau County · 3,139 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 745
282New HartfordOneida County · 21,945 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #269 of 745
283RotterdamSchenectady County · 31,065 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #271 of 745
297East GreenbushRensselaer County · 16,561 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 745
311WatertownJefferson County · 23,517 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #724 of 745
313BrunswickRensselaer County · 12,626 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #276 of 745
316CanandaiguaOntario County · 10,347 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #421 of 745
317AlexandriaJefferson County · 3,632 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #229 of 745
319BrightwatersSuffolk County · 3,208 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #158 of 745
323North GreenbushRensselaer County · 13,523 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #151 of 745
330PotsdamSt. Lawrence County · 14,367 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #404 of 745
331Cayuga HeightsTompkins County · 3,860 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #241 of 745
345Spring ValleyRockland County · 34,482 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #740 of 745
347Canton College campusSt. Lawrence County · 6,894 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+
354South Blooming GroveOrange County · 3,810 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #731 of 745
356Mount KiscoWestchester County · 10,757 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 745
360YonkersWestchester County · 212,603 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #552 of 745
364PoughkeepsieDutchess County · 45,986 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #406 of 745
370Mount VernonWestchester County · 72,304 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #684 of 745
378CantonSt. Lawrence County · 11,256 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #447 of 745
386Fort EdwardWashington County · 5,943 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #641 of 745
392Honeoye FallsMonroe County · 2,841 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #170 of 745
395EastchesterWestchester County · 34,015 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 745
397Hastings-on-HudsonWestchester County · 8,440 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 745
408GlenvilleSchenectady County · 29,701 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 745
414Niagara FallsNiagara County · 47,255 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #710 of 745
416Valley StreamNassau County · 40,379 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #140 of 745
419Blooming GroveOrange County · 18,418 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #319 of 745
426Cornwall-on-HudsonOrange County · 2,990 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #15 of 745
T429GouverneurSt. Lawrence County · 3,560 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #744 of 745
T429GouverneurSt. Lawrence County · 6,414 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #730 of 745
437Fort EdwardWashington County · 3,128 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #607 of 745
446Wappingers FallsDutchess County · 6,048 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #235 of 745
447BronxvilleWestchester County · 6,504 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 745
450Massapequa ParkNassau County · 16,997 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 745
466OgdensburgSt. Lawrence County · 9,123 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #671 of 745
479Silver CreekChautauqua County · 2,575 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #645 of 745
484MamaroneckWestchester County · 31,479 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 745
485PoughkeepsieDutchess County · 32,499 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #726 of 745
493DansvilleLivingston County · 4,342 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #460 of 745
494PittstownRensselaer County · 5,472 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #450 of 745
499SchenectadySchenectady County · 69,471 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #729 of 745
501BaldwinsvilleOnondaga County · 7,582 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 745
508LindenhurstSuffolk County · 27,258 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 745
509OswegatchieSt. Lawrence County · 3,976 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #381 of 745
510MassenaSt. Lawrence County · 9,898 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #648 of 745
513PierrepontSt. Lawrence County · 2,525 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #438 of 745
517MassenaSt. Lawrence County · 12,058 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #628 of 745
521North DansvilleLivingston County · 5,223 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #387 of 745
528LouisvilleSt. Lawrence County · 2,974 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #618 of 745
533WashingtonvilleOrange County · 5,640 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #161 of 745
535Little FallsHerkimer County · 4,481 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #502 of 745
537HaverstrawRockland County · 40,462 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #470 of 745
T540BrasherSt. Lawrence County · 2,570 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #601 of 745
T540StockholmSt. Lawrence County · 3,857 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #635 of 745
545RensselaerRensselaer County · 9,421 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #494 of 745
546Hoosick FallsRensselaer County · 3,171 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #532 of 745
549East FishkillDutchess County · 29,801 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 745
555East RockawayNassau County · 10,096 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #114 of 745
559Mount MorrisLivingston County · 4,419 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #469 of 745
563SchaghticokeRensselaer County · 7,297 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #222 of 745
565YorkshireCattaraugus County · 3,733 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #627 of 745
566ChautauquaChautauqua County · 3,995 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #334 of 745
575Saranac LakeFranklin County · 4,793 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #451 of 745
576CortlandvilleCortland County · 8,191 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #445 of 745
577HarrietstownFranklin County · 5,167 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #506 of 745
578StillwaterSaratoga County · 10,198 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #153 of 745
579PortvilleCattaraugus County · 3,359 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #396 of 745
587Rockville CentreNassau County · 25,770 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #37 of 745
588MamaroneckWestchester County · 19,896 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 745
589Mount MorrisLivingston County · 2,857 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #571 of 745
593PoestenkillRensselaer County · 4,346 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #197 of 745
603Pelham ManorWestchester County · 5,631 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #212 of 745
605NorfolkSt. Lawrence County · 4,313 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #400 of 745
611SalamancaCattaraugus County · 5,719 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #662 of 745
623White CreekWashington County · 3,274 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #566 of 745
642Pleasant ValleyDutchess County · 9,822 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #449 of 745
643StephentownRensselaer County · 2,782 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #284 of 745
644West HaverstrawRockland County · 11,025 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #596 of 745
659AmsterdamMontgomery County · 18,093 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #735 of 745
660Port ChesterWestchester County · 32,303 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #467 of 745
663HornellsvilleSteuben County · 3,892 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #399 of 745
674Schuyler FallsClinton County · 4,955 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #429 of 745
683JamestownChautauqua County · 27,663 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #736 of 745
689Highland FallsOrange County · 3,631 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #390 of 745
695Greenwood LakeOrange County · 2,975 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 745
701MiddleburghSchoharie County · 3,124 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #519 of 745
705CanajoharieMontgomery County · 3,649 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #619 of 745
717German FlattsHerkimer County · 11,969 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #346 of 745
721FranklinvilleCattaraugus County · 2,715 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #461 of 745
726North TonawandaNiagara County · 29,806 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #427 of 745
728St. JohnsvilleMontgomery County · 2,589 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #654 of 745
741MechanicvilleSaratoga County · 5,021 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #553 of 745
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which New York town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?
Brockport (Monroe County) ranks first on hazard risk among 758 towns, with an A+; Sweden and Marcy 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 (758 in New York). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New York page.
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