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Oklahoma rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest natural-hazard risk in Oklahoma

Guymon ranks first on hazard risk among Oklahoma’s 131 towns of 2,500+; 1 of the 131 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

Guymon

Texas County · 12,241 people
A

Hazard risk grade, better than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 131 in OK

#2

Glenpool

Tulsa County · 14,705 people
B+

Hazard risk grade, better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #36 of 131 in OK

#3

Durant

Bryan County · 21,552 people
B

Hazard risk grade, better than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #91 of 131 in OK

All 131 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.

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

#TownGradeOverall
1GuymonTexas County · 12,241 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 131
2GlenpoolTulsa County · 14,705 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #36 of 131
3DurantBryan County · 21,552 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #91 of 131
4Warr AcresOklahoma County · 10,552 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #106 of 131
5FrederickTillman County · 3,371 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 131
6HugoChoctaw County · 5,082 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #115 of 131
7BethanyOklahoma County · 20,315 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #93 of 131
8IdabelMcCurtain County · 6,934 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #107 of 131
9McAlesterPittsburg County · 18,044 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #88 of 131
10MariettaLove County · 2,982 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #65 of 131
11ClintonCuster County · 8,302 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 131
12OwassoTulsa County · 43,117 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 131
13EdmondOklahoma County · 100,479 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 131
14The VillageOklahoma County · 9,276 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 131
15DuncanStephens County · 23,238 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #79 of 131
16StilwellAdair County · 3,892 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 131
17MustangCanadian County · 24,571 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #12 of 131
18YukonCanadian County · 27,615 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 131
19MannfordCreek County · 3,432 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 131
20MuskogeeMuskogee County · 36,760 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #127 of 131
21TulsaTulsa County · 416,209 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #130 of 131
22CaleraBryan County · 3,145 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #67 of 131
23ElginComanche County · 3,653 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #13 of 131
24WoodwardWoodward County · 11,635 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 131
25AlvaWoods County · 4,880 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 131
26ChecotahMcIntosh County · 3,096 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 131
27HobartKiowa County · 3,257 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #113 of 131
28HarrahOklahoma County · 7,212 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 131
29Ponca CityKay County · 24,225 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #108 of 131
30PocolaLe Flore County · 4,660 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #46 of 131
31El RenoCanadian County · 20,730 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #75 of 131
32HintonCaddo County · 4,975 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 131
33Broken ArrowTulsa County · 124,991 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 131
34CushingPayne County · 8,390 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 131
35TishomingoJohnston County · 3,123 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #78 of 131
36MarlowStephens County · 4,514 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 131
37Nichols HillsOklahoma County · 3,864 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 131
38Pryor CreekMayes County · 9,723 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 131
39Midwest CityOklahoma County · 58,799 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 131
40NobleCleveland County · 7,748 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #27 of 131
41New CordellWashita County · 2,746 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 131
42ChoctawOklahoma County · 12,549 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #5 of 131
43MooreCleveland County · 63,609 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 131
44PerkinsPayne County · 3,271 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #77 of 131
45ArdmoreCarter County · 24,956 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #105 of 131
46NormanCleveland County · 130,943 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #48 of 131
47Elk CityBeckham County · 11,335 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #66 of 131
48AdaPontotoc County · 16,660 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 131
49Turleyunincorporated, Tulsa County · 2,968 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #129 of 131
50WagonerWagoner County · 8,405 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 131
51LawtonComanche County · 90,503 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #128 of 131
52EufaulaMcIntosh County · 2,882 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #116 of 131
53OkemahOkfuskee County · 3,091 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #120 of 131
54MangumGreer County · 2,683 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #33 of 131
55ChickashaGrady County · 17,313 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #47 of 131
56VerdigrisRogers County · 5,888 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #2 of 131
57DrumrightCreek County · 2,546 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #89 of 131
58CatoosaRogers County · 7,471 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #69 of 131
59Oklahoma CityOklahoma County · 719,849 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #100 of 131
60JonesOklahoma County · 3,222 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 131
61PoteauLe Flore County · 9,171 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #101 of 131
62ShawneePottawatomie County · 32,474 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #117 of 131
63SayreBeckham County · 4,783 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 131
64ClevelandPawnee County · 3,271 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 131
65Del CityOklahoma County · 21,138 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #104 of 131
66StillwaterPayne County · 50,046 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 131
67RolandSequoyah County · 4,146 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #84 of 131
68PurcellMcClain County · 7,030 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 131
69CollinsvilleTulsa County · 9,956 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 131
70Fort GibsonMuskogee County · 3,814 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #45 of 131
71ChandlerLincoln County · 2,963 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 131
72Lone GroveCarter County · 5,244 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 131
73ClaremoreRogers County · 20,681 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 131
74EnidGarfield County · 50,297 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #87 of 131
75JayDelaware County · 2,507 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #119 of 131
76Sand SpringsTulsa County · 20,397 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 131
77BristowCreek County · 4,381 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 131
78TonkawaKay County · 2,983 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 131
79WeatherfordCuster County · 12,005 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 131
80SpencerOklahoma County · 3,857 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #95 of 131
81Broken BowMcCurtain County · 4,211 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 131
82CowetaWagoner County · 11,472 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 131
83PerryNoble County · 4,448 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 131
84JenksTulsa County · 28,175 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 131
85StroudLincoln County · 2,913 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 131
86StiglerHaskell County · 2,749 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #99 of 131
87PiedmontCanadian County · 9,427 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 131
88MadillMarshall County · 4,181 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #80 of 131
89SkiatookOsage County · 8,960 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #34 of 131
90SallisawSequoyah County · 8,790 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #98 of 131
91McLoudPottawatomie County · 4,564 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #35 of 131
92WewokaSeminole County · 3,046 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 131
93GoldsbyMcClain County · 3,591 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #15 of 131
94SulphurMurray County · 4,878 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 131
95AnadarkoCaddo County · 5,448 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #110 of 131
96TahlequahCherokee County · 17,508 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #68 of 131
97OkmulgeeOkmulgee County · 11,394 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #131 of 131
98Park Hillunincorporated, Cherokee County · 3,237 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #86 of 131
99Bethel AcresPottawatomie County · 3,301 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 131
100SeminoleSeminole County · 7,393 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #112 of 131
101SapulpaCreek County · 23,695 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 131
102NewcastleMcClain County · 15,198 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #10 of 131
103NowataNowata County · 3,584 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #111 of 131
104BlanchardMcClain County · 10,013 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 131
105TecumsehPottawatomie County · 6,402 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 131
106BixbyTulsa County · 32,766 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #6 of 131
107GroveDelaware County · 7,399 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #103 of 131
108DeweyWashington County · 3,450 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #114 of 131
109GuthrieLogan County · 12,257 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #70 of 131
110DavisMurray County · 2,836 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #126 of 131
111HenryettaOkmulgee County · 5,620 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #102 of 131
112SlaughtervilleCleveland County · 4,332 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #81 of 131
113BlackwellKay County · 6,029 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #76 of 131
114HeavenerLe Flore County · 3,070 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #94 of 131
115MuldrowSequoyah County · 3,375 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #96 of 131
116BartlesvilleWashington County · 38,278 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #90 of 131
117TuttleGrady County · 8,708 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #3 of 131
118HominyOsage County · 3,293 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #109 of 131
119LindsayGarvin County · 2,929 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 131
120HoldenvilleHughes County · 5,923 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 131
121AtokaAtoka County · 2,975 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #92 of 131
122CacheComanche County · 3,239 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 131
123WatongaBlaine County · 2,594 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #64 of 131
124Pauls ValleyGarvin County · 6,157 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #83 of 131
125Longtownunincorporated, Pittsburg County · 2,716 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #85 of 131
126MiamiOttawa County · 12,893 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 131
127KingfisherKingfisher County · 5,201 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 131
128PawhuskaOsage County · 2,923 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #82 of 131
129FairviewMajor County · 2,632 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 131
130VinitaCraig County · 5,424 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #118 of 131
131AltusJackson County · 18,707 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C · #59 of 131
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Oklahoma town has the lowest natural-hazard risk?

Guymon (Texas County) ranks first on hazard risk among 131 towns, with an A; Glenpool and Durant 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 (131 in Oklahoma). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Oklahoma page.

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