City vs city
Butte Falls vs Hillsboro, OR
Butte Falls currently scores 4 points higher overall than Hillsboro, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Butte Falls: 20/100 · Hillsboro: 16/100
Butte Falls is 4 points higher.
Flood
Butte Falls: 0/100 · Hillsboro: 30/100
Hillsboro is 30 points higher.
Butte Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Hillsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Butte Falls: 5/100 · Hillsboro: 6/100
Hillsboro is 1 points higher.
Butte Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Butte Falls: 6/100 · Hillsboro: 1/100
Butte Falls is 5 points higher.
Butte Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Butte Falls: 0/100 · Hillsboro: 0/100
No gap.
Butte Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Butte Falls: 3/100 · Hillsboro: 3/100
No gap.
Butte Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Butte Falls: Unavailable · Hillsboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Butte Falls: 90/100 · Hillsboro: 49/100
Butte Falls is 41 points higher.
Butte Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Butte Falls: 14/100 · Hillsboro: 8/100
Butte Falls is 6 points higher.
Butte Falls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hillsboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.