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New York cities by disaster risk

64 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

Photo: Steven Pisano from Brooklyn, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0
CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
New YorkKings CountyHighInland flooding8,483,844
BuffaloErie CountyHighInland flooding276,854
YonkersWestchester CountyHighInland flooding209,978
RochesterMonroe CountyModerateInland flooding208,772
SyracuseOnondaga CountyModerateInland flooding146,384
AlbanyAlbany CountyModerateInland flooding100,492
New RochelleWestchester CountyHighInland flooding82,769
CheektowagaErie CountyHighInland flooding76,056
Mount VernonWestchester CountyHighInland flooding72,427
SchenectadySchenectady CountyLowInland flooding68,847
UticaOneida CountyModerateInland flooding64,217
White PlainsWestchester CountyHighInland flooding60,666
HempsteadNassau CountyHighInland flooding58,801
Tonawanda TownErie CountyHighInland flooding56,806
LevittownNassau CountyHighInland flooding51,904
TroyRensselaer CountyModerateInland flooding51,033
IrondequoitMonroe CountyModerateInland flooding50,657
Niagara FallsNiagara CountyModerateInland flooding47,987
BinghamtonBroome CountyModerateInland flooding47,151
West SenecaErie CountyHighInland flooding45,303
FreeportNassau CountyHighInland flooding44,088
HicksvilleNassau CountyHighInland flooding43,780
West BabylonSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding43,570
Valley StreamNassau CountyHighInland flooding40,315
CoramSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding39,539
Kiryas JoelOrange CountyModerateInland flooding38,916
Central IslipSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding38,373
BrightonMonroe CountyModerateInland flooding36,834
East MeadowNassau CountyHighInland flooding36,821
CommackSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding36,558
ElmontNassau CountyHighInland flooding36,518
BaldwinNassau CountyHighInland flooding34,994
Long BeachNassau CountyHighInland flooding34,756
New CityRockland CountyModerateInland flooding34,458
Spring ValleyRockland CountyModerateInland flooding33,192
UniondaleNassau CountyHighInland flooding33,148
IthacaTompkins CountyLowInland flooding32,814
Huntington StationSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding32,601
PoughkeepsieDutchess CountyModerateInland flooding31,958
CentereachSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding31,839
RomeOneida CountyModerateInland flooding31,795
Bay ShoreSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding31,683
OceansideNassau CountyHighInland flooding31,639
Port ChesterWestchester CountyHighInland flooding31,102
Franklin SquareNassau CountyHighInland flooding30,897
MiddletownOrange CountyModerateInland flooding30,289
North TonawandaNiagara CountyModerateInland flooding30,198
HarrisonWestchester CountyHighInland flooding29,961
Saratoga SpringsSaratoga CountyLowInland flooding28,631
NewburghOrange CountyModerateInland flooding28,519
ShirleySuffolk CountyHighInland flooding28,375
JamestownChautauqua CountyModerateInland flooding28,188
MonseyRockland CountyModerateInland flooding28,160
Glen CoveNassau CountyHighInland flooding28,112
Deer ParkSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding27,990
LindenhurstSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding27,142
OssiningWestchester CountyHighInland flooding26,950
West IslipSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding26,865
HolbrookSuffolk CountyHighInland flooding26,449
AuburnCayuga CountyLowInland flooding26,285
ElmiraChemung CountyLowInland flooding26,257
PlainviewNassau CountyHighInland flooding25,982
Rockville CentreNassau CountyHighInland flooding25,765
PeekskillWestchester CountyHighInland flooding25,625