City vs city
Birch Tree vs Salem, MO
Birch Tree and Salem are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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
Birch Tree: 41/100 · Salem: 41/100
No gap.
Flood
Birch Tree: Unavailable · Salem: 34/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birch Tree: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birch Tree: 15/100 · Salem: 16/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Birch Tree: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birch Tree: 92/100 · Salem: 65/100
Birch Tree is 27 points higher.
Birch Tree: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birch Tree: 0/100 · Salem: 8/100
Salem is 8 points higher.
Birch Tree: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birch Tree: 69/100 · Salem: 100/100
Salem is 31 points higher.
Birch Tree: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birch Tree: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birch Tree: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birch Tree: 40/100 · Salem: 47/100
Salem is 7 points higher.
Birch Tree: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birch Tree: 27/100 · Salem: 14/100
Birch Tree is 13 points higher.
Birch Tree: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.