1. Syracuse, N.Y.

Syracuse is located in a pocket of upstate New York that just doesn't see much in
the way of natural disasters. There's little flooding, no wildfires, no hurricanes, no
earthquakes and no tornadoes. The area was recently hit with heavy storms that
caused some damage, but even then the National Weather Service debunked the
idea of a tornado touching down.

2. Cleveland

Besides a few storms that cause some damage from wind and rain, Cleveland
hasn't seen any major natural disasters.

3. Akron, Ohio

Akron's big disaster was a tornado in 1943, although details on the storm are
scarce.

4. Buffalo, N.Y.

For the four safest cities on Trulia's list, flooding is the greatest risk. Floods can
hit any state, but these places just tend to see less of it. That includes Buffalo,
although the city hard on the edge of Lake Erie is prone to heavy snow.

5. Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md.

Located just outside Washington, D.C., the Bethesda area is not far from the
Atlantic Ocean. But fortunately for the area, the risk of intense hurricanes
decreases significantly north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and west of the Chesapeake
Bay.

6. Dayton, Ohio
Dayton holds the record for the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history, based
on lives and property lost, for the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. Afterward, a major
flood control district was established. The Miami Conservancy District has kept
Dayton safe from flooding more than 1,500 times, according to the city.

7. Allentown, Pa.
 Located northwest of Philadelphia, Allentown is the third-largest city in
Pennsylvania. Though the area still braces for the effects of hurricanes as they
move inland, Allentown has never seen any significant damage.

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.
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.

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.