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Beaverton vs Medford, OR

Medford currently scores 2 points higher overall than Beaverton, with the largest gap in flood.

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Beaverton

27/100

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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 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

Beaverton: 27/100 · Medford: 29/100

Medford is 2 points higher.

Flood

Beaverton: 96/100 · Medford: 26/100

Beaverton is 70 points higher.

Beaverton: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Beaverton: 6/100 · Medford: 4/100

Beaverton is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Beaverton: 1/100 · Medford: 7/100

Medford is 6 points higher.

Beaverton: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Beaverton: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100

No gap.

Beaverton: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Beaverton: 3/100 · Medford: 51/100

Medford is 48 points higher.

Beaverton: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Beaverton: Unavailable · Medford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Beaverton: 46/100 · Medford: 72/100

Medford is 26 points higher.

Beaverton: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Beaverton: 8/100 · Medford: 14/100

Medford is 6 points higher.

Beaverton: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Medford: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.