Scared of hurricanes, tornadoes and fires? Head to Ohio.



Three of the top 10 cities in the U.S. least likely to be destroyed by a natural disaster are located in the state, according to Trulia. Tapping data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Forest Service and FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, the real estate research firm compiled a list of the cities around the country with the lowest risk of being flooded, rocked by earthquakes, battered by hurricanes, struck with tornadoes or burned by wildfires.



Another benefit these safer cities enjoy: They tend to be affordable compared to locales in places like California, Florida and Hawaii where natural disasters are more common. There are reasons why, say, a house in Honolulu is pricey -- impeccable weather, breathtaking views, exciting urban nightlife -- but that won't help when the earth starts shaking.



In fact, when a natural disaster occurs, homeowners are almost twice as likely to default on their mortgage in high-risk areas than in more sheltered regions, according to mortgage research provider CoreLogic.



While most of the cities listed below escape the scariest disasters, they do have weather-related issues, particularly heavy snowstorms, that shut down even the biggest cities. Many of the cities are also struggling with man-made problems, such as high unemployment and other recession-era fallout.



10. Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich.



Located on the northwest edge of Detroit's metropolitan area, these three suburbs may not be vulnerable to natural disasters, but they certainly aren't safe from the financial disaster of the city they surround -- bankrupt Detroit. But besides the occasional heavy storm, over its history the area has remained fairly disaster-free.







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9. Denver

Colorado does suffer from its fair share of wildfires -- a problem that could be on the rise because of global warming -- but Denver has remained relatively safe. One fire got close enough to the city in June to shroud it in smoke, but it never breached the area.







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8. Chicago

Chicago's biggest natural disasters are its snowstorms, with the most recent -- the 2011 Groundhog's Day blizzard -- trapping cars on Lake Shore Drive and largely shutting down the city for the day. And that was only the third-worst storm in recent history.







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