City vs city
East Palestine vs Salem, OH
Salem currently scores 3 points higher overall than East Palestine, with the largest gap in flood.
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
East Palestine: 24/100 · Salem: 27/100
Salem is 3 points higher.
Flood
East Palestine: 12/100 · Salem: 60/100
Salem is 48 points higher.
East Palestine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
East Palestine: 18/100 · Salem: 18/100
No gap.
East Palestine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
East Palestine: 25/100 · Salem: 16/100
East Palestine is 9 points higher.
East Palestine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
East Palestine: 4/100 · Salem: 0/100
East Palestine is 4 points higher.
East Palestine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
East Palestine: 40/100 · Salem: 9/100
East Palestine is 31 points higher.
East Palestine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
East Palestine: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
East Palestine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
East Palestine: 33/100 · Salem: 25/100
East Palestine is 8 points higher.
East Palestine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
East Palestine: 35/100 · Salem: 33/100
East Palestine is 2 points higher.
East Palestine: 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.