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Ashland vs Medford, OR

Medford currently scores 11 points higher overall than Ashland, with the largest gap in hail.

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Ashland

18/100

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Medford

29/100

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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

Ashland: 18/100 · Medford: 29/100

Medford is 11 points higher.

Flood

Ashland: 22/100 · Medford: 26/100

Medford is 4 points higher.

Ashland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ashland: 5/100 · Medford: 4/100

Ashland is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Ashland: 7/100 · Medford: 7/100

No gap.

Ashland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ashland: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100

No gap.

Ashland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ashland: 8/100 · Medford: 51/100

Medford is 43 points higher.

Ashland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ashland: Unavailable · Medford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ashland: 52/100 · Medford: 72/100

Medford is 20 points higher.

Ashland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Ashland: 14/100 · Medford: 14/100

No gap.

Ashland: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Medford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.