City vs city
Bay City vs Cape Meares, OR
Cape Meares currently scores 3 points higher overall than Bay City, 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 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
Bay City: 19/100 · Cape Meares: 22/100
Cape Meares is 3 points higher.
Flood
Bay City: 33/100 · Cape Meares: 69/100
Cape Meares is 36 points higher.
Bay City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Cape Meares: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bay City: 5/100 · Cape Meares: 5/100
No gap.
Bay City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cape Meares: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bay City: 0/100 · Cape Meares: 0/100
No gap.
Bay City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cape Meares: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bay City: 0/100 · Cape Meares: 8/100
Cape Meares is 8 points higher.
Bay City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cape Meares: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bay City: 1/100 · Cape Meares: 1/100
No gap.
Bay City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cape Meares: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bay City: Unavailable · Cape Meares: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bay City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cape Meares: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bay City: 46/100 · Cape Meares: 42/100
Bay City is 4 points higher.
Bay City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cape Meares: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bay City: 8/100 · Cape Meares: 8/100
No gap.
Bay City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Cape Meares: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.