Safest cities from natural disasters

Lowest natural-disaster risk (earthquake, flood, storm, wildfire, heat). Top pick: Dundalk, Ireland.

Safest cities from natural disasters — top 12

#	City	Country	Safety	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Dundalk	Ireland	85	60	2	97	85
2	Sarpsborg	Norway	84	56	6	81	84
3	Viborg	Denmark	84	56	0	87	84
4	Hillerød	Denmark	84	56	0	87	84
5	Rouen	France	83	63	16	95	83
6	Viljandi	Estonia	83	62	30	74	83
7	Maardu	Estonia	83	62	30	75	83
8	Nõmme	Estonia	83	61	27	76	83
9	Hobart	Australia	83	60	2	100	83
10	Kohtla-Järve	Estonia	83	60	28	71	83
11	Galway	Ireland	83	59	0	99	83
12	Swords	Ireland	83	59	2	98	83
13	Limerick	Ireland	83	59	0	99	83
14	Odense	Denmark	83	56	0	89	83
15	Frederiksberg	Denmark	83	55	0	88	83
16	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	82	70	38	93	82
17	Logroño	Spain	82	69	30	98	82
18	Bilbao	Spain	82	68	27	100	82
19	Białystok	Poland	82	67	42	79	82
20	Trenčín	Slovakia	82	67	38	82	82
21	Bendigo	Australia	82	61	6	100	82
22	Venlo	Netherlands	82	61	13	93	82
23	Namur	Belgium	82	61	13	92	82
24	Leuven	Belgium	82	61	13	93	82
25	Arnhem	Netherlands	82	60	11	93	82
26	Maastricht	Netherlands	82	60	12	92	82
27	Nijmegen	Netherlands	82	60	11	93	82
28	Geelong	Australia	82	59	2	100	82
29	Cork	Ireland	82	59	0	100	82
30	Tartu	Estonia	82	59	24	74	82
31	Narva	Estonia	82	59	26	72	82
32	Tallaght	Ireland	82	58	0	96	82
33	Glasgow	United Kingdom	82	56	0	91	82
34	Jönköping	Sweden	82	56	9	80	82
35	Sollentuna	Sweden	82	56	8	80	82
36	Södermalm	Sweden	82	56	8	81	82
37	Tønsberg	Norway	82	56	7	82	82
38	Skien	Norway	82	56	7	83	82
39	Uppsala	Sweden	82	55	7	79	82
40	Linköping	Sweden	82	55	7	81	82
41	Örebro	Sweden	82	55	7	80	82
42	Västerås	Sweden	82	55	8	79	82
43	Vejle	Denmark	82	55	0	87	82
44	Umeå	Sweden	82	53	8	71	82
45	Jyväskylä	Finland	82	52	7	69	82
46	Kuopio	Finland	82	52	8	67	82
47	Lahti	Finland	82	52	8	70	82
48	Trondheim	Norway	82	52	1	78	82
49	Brighton	United Kingdom	81	70	37	97	81
50	Santander	Spain	81	68	29	100	81

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative.

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Dundalk, Ireland — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

From open data: climate (WorldClim), cost (World Bank), disaster risk (USGS/FEMA/INFORM), combined into a livability score.