Best places to live for climate change

Most climate-resilient cities — lowest exposure to heat, drought, flooding, storms and wildfire, plus overall livability. Top pick: Punta Arenas, Chile.

Best places to live for climate change — top 12

#	City	Country	Resilience	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Punta Arenas	Chile	86	68	51	79	76
2	Cetinje	Montenegro	85	78	59	98	80
3	Puno	Peru	85	67	48	90	67
4	Samsun	Turkey	84	77	60	98	75
5	Huancayo	Peru	84	65	45	88	66
6	Gori	Georgia	83	74	62	87	76
7	Zugdidi	Georgia	82	78	62	99	76
8	Herceg Novi	Montenegro	82	78	58	100	79
9	Nikšić	Montenegro	82	73	56	87	78
10	Pljevlja	Montenegro	82	73	58	82	79
11	Bijelo Polje	Montenegro	82	73	59	81	79
12	Karlovac	Croatia	82	72	49	88	80
13	Piteşti	Romania	82	72	54	84	79
14	Sokhumi	Georgia	81	77	61	97	77
15	Budva	Montenegro	81	77	59	98	78
16	Kotor	Montenegro	81	77	61	92	79
17	Valdivia	Chile	81	71	50	100	66
18	Zielona Góra	Poland	81	71	50	85	79
19	Osijek	Croatia	81	71	48	87	80
20	Slavonski Brod	Croatia	81	71	49	86	80
21	Varaždin	Croatia	81	71	49	86	80
22	Budapest XIII. kerület	Hungary	81	71	48	87	79
23	Timişoara	Romania	81	71	53	85	78
24	Oradea	Romania	81	71	54	84	78
25	Arad	Romania	81	71	54	84	78
26	Bacău	Romania	81	71	54	82	79
27	Logroño	Spain	81	70	35	98	82
28	Bilbao	Spain	81	70	32	100	82
29	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	81	70	34	100	81
30	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	81	70	38	93	82
31	Brighton	United Kingdom	81	70	37	97	81
32	Sivas	Turkey	81	70	60	79	72
33	Temuco	Chile	81	70	49	100	66
34	Szczecin	Poland	81	70	47	86	78
35	Opole	Poland	81	70	49	84	79
36	Szeged	Hungary	81	70	47	85	79
37	Pécs	Hungary	81	70	47	86	79
38	Győr	Hungary	81	70	47	85	79
39	Nyíregyháza	Hungary	81	70	48	83	81
40	Kecskemét	Hungary	81	70	48	85	79
41	Székesfehérvár	Hungary	81	70	48	86	79
42	Budapest XI. kerület	Hungary	81	70	47	87	79
43	Zugló	Hungary	81	70	47	85	79
44	Budapest III. kerület	Hungary	81	70	47	87	79
45	Újpest	Hungary	81	70	48	85	79
46	Iaşi	Romania	81	70	52	81	78
47	Sibiu	Romania	81	70	54	80	77
48	Pamplona	Spain	81	69	34	96	81
49	Wrocław	Poland	81	69	46	85	77
50	Poznań	Poland	81	69	46	84	78

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative. livability=0.35*cost+0.30*climate+0.35*safety; cost=country PPP index x city-size premium (real population); safety=0.55*disaster_safety+0.45*crime_safety - urban-crime penalty (city size); disaster_safety=100-sum(hazard_weight*tier)/5*100 over 8 hazards (real earthquake/heat/cold + modelled flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami); crime_safety=100-homicide*3

FAQ

What is the #1 best places to live for climate change?

Punta Arenas, Chile — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

How is this ranked?

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

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