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Anchorage vs Point Lay, AK

Anchorage currently scores 8 points higher overall than Point Lay, with the largest gap in wind.

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Anchorage

33/100

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Point Lay

25/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Anchorage: 33/100 · Point Lay: 25/100

Anchorage is 8 points higher.

Flood

Anchorage: 27/100 · Point Lay: Unavailable

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Anchorage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Point Lay: Flood model is not available for this location yet.

Wind

Anchorage: 39/100 · Point Lay: 49/100

Point Lay is 10 points higher.

Anchorage: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Point Lay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Anchorage: 0/100 · Point Lay: 0/100

No gap.

Anchorage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Point Lay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Anchorage: Unavailable · Point Lay: Unavailable

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Anchorage: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.

Point Lay: Tornado model is not available for this location yet.

Hail

Anchorage: Unavailable · Point Lay: Unavailable

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Anchorage: Hail model is not available for this location yet.

Point Lay: Hail model is not available for this location yet.

Storm surge

Anchorage: Unavailable · Point Lay: Unavailable

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Anchorage: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Point Lay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Anchorage: Unavailable · Point Lay: Unavailable

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Anchorage: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.

Point Lay: Wildfire model is not available for this location yet.

Current air quality

Anchorage: Unavailable · Point Lay: Unavailable

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Anchorage: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.

Point Lay: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.