Rating

Lower FEMA County Heat-Wave Risk Index

Scale56-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places with the lowest county-level heat-wave disaster risk in FEMA's National Risk Index, reflecting broad hazard risk rather than everyday hot-weather comfort.

Sources

Data behind the rating

1 source

FEMA National Risk Index

December 2025

Data: County-level FEMA overall risk, expected annual loss, and individual hazard risk scores.
What it tells us: Provides a broad county comparison of natural-hazard burden; it is not a parcel, building, insurance-premium, or event forecast.

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