City vs city
Butte Falls vs Salem, OR
Salem currently scores 3 points higher overall than Butte Falls, 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
Butte Falls: 20/100 · Salem: 23/100
Salem is 3 points higher.
Flood
Butte Falls: 0/100 · Salem: 63/100
Salem is 63 points higher.
Butte Falls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Butte Falls: 5/100 · Salem: 6/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Butte Falls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Butte Falls: 6/100 · Salem: 0/100
Butte Falls is 6 points higher.
Butte Falls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Butte Falls: 0/100 · Salem: 4/100
Salem is 4 points higher.
Butte Falls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Butte Falls: 3/100 · Salem: 6/100
Salem is 3 points higher.
Butte Falls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Butte Falls: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Butte Falls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Butte Falls: 90/100 · Salem: 46/100
Butte Falls is 44 points higher.
Butte Falls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Butte Falls: 14/100 · Salem: 11/100
Butte Falls is 3 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.
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.