#1Carrollton
Carroll County · 3,052 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #280 of 987 in OH
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Carrollton, #1 on this list · Photo: Roseohioresident · Public domainCarrollton ranks first on hazard risk among Ohio’s 993 towns of 2,500+; 550 of the 993 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.·Overall B+ · #280 of 987 in OH
#2Hazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #728 of 987 in OH
#3Hazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #596 of 987 in OH
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 16 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
993 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Carrollton (Carroll County) ranks first on hazard risk among 993 towns, with an A+; Middlefield and Cadiz 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 (993 in Ohio). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Ohio page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.