Many of our nation’s coastal communities have limited economic resources, and are disproportionately exposed to natural hazards. Some communities have had fewer opportunities to prepare for hazardous events. This underscores the need for services supporting adaptation, emergency response, and recovery planning. While there are national tools that screen for at-risk populations, they often do not provide place-based information at a scale or resolution meaningful for local action. Through the Community Risk Assessment Portfolio at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), we serve one community or region each year and work with local partners and their stakeholders to assess community climate risk. At NCCOS, we define vulnerability as “the propensity or predisposition of assets to be adversely affected by hazards” (U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit). Working with partners directly ensures that results are locally tailored and relevant for effective planning. This work provides information to better protect, advance, and manage climate change impacts within local communities. Our assessments identify the co-occurrence of hazard exposure with socioeconomic, structural, and geographic vulnerability.