#1Greensburg
Westmoreland County · 14,462 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #425 of 1,032 in PA
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greensburg, #1 on this list · Photo: David Fulmer · CC BY-SA 2.0Greensburg ranks first on hazard risk among Pennsylvania’s 1,037 towns of 2,500+; 467 of the 1,037 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+ · #425 of 1,032 in PA
#2Hazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #378 of 1,032 in PA
#3Hazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #47 of 1,032 in PA
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 18 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
1,037 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Greensburg (Westmoreland County) ranks first on hazard risk among 1,037 towns, with an A+; Cambria Township and Green Tree 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 (1,037 in Pennsylvania). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Pennsylvania page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.