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Check out our latest Study - Safest Places from Natural Disasters

Hurricane Sandy is a reminder that despite our best efforts to protect ourselves, nature can still bring terrible devastation.

Bert Sperling ranks all 379 metro areas for risk of natural disaster. Which are the safest, and the most dangerous?


Most Popular Places

Portland Orlando Clifton San_Diego Honolulu Houston
Charlotte Boston Salt_Lake_City Austin Chicago El_Paso
San_Antonio Phoenix Seattle Los_Angeles Boulder San_Jose
Denver Philadelphia Minneapolis New_York Atlanta Mesa

SperlingViews

A Drunkards paradise.
One of the things I love about Salem, is how one can REALLY enjoy getting drunk here. I have been dr...Post by:Abner Snowps
more about Salem, OR

Cost of living
OIL BOOM. LOTS OF JOBS. APARTMENTS ARE RENTING FOR $1,000 A BEDROOM. GOOD SCHOOLS, BUT GETTING OV...Post by:Judy
more about Minot, ND

Naples is the best place to live for many reasons
Having contracted around the country as job related for the last 30 years, we chose Naples, Florida ...Post by:Chechie
more about Naples, FL

Los Tules School
Great school! Caring involved teachers and principle. Our granddaughter was new there this year and ...Post by:Rose
more about Tulare, CA

Charleston: Best City in the World
Charleston is a very beautiful city on the Atlantic coast in South Carolina. We are mild in the win...Post by:Gloria
more about Charleston, SC


More Sperling's Features

Halloween is ‘Deadliest Day’ Of The Year For Child Pedestrian Fatalities
Kids have a greater chance of being fatally injured by a car on Halloween than any other day of the year, including the Fourth of July and New Year’s Day.

Best Baseball Cities
The most special month of the year for every baseball fan. The World Series determines the best baseball team, but did you ever wonder which place can lay claim to the best baseball city?

Stressful Cities 2012
Sperling’s ranks the 50 largest metro areas to find the ones with the most and least stress.

Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
Here are the 100 U.S. cities which show the largest increase in air traveler over the two winter holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year (aka the Winter Holidays).

Best Places for Military Retirees
Here is an interesting study about the best places in the U.S. for military retirees to start a second career.

Most Secure Places to Live 2011
EIGHTH ANNUAL FARMERS INSURANCE STUDY RANKS THE MOST SECURE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. Pittsburgh rated country’s most secure large metropolitan area

See all our recent studies - We are responsible for more "Best Places" studies and projects than any other single organization.

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