City vs city
Cape Meares vs Pacific City, OR
Pacific City currently scores 16 points higher overall than Cape Meares, 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
Cape Meares: 22/100 · Pacific City: 38/100
Pacific City is 16 points higher.
Flood
Cape Meares: 69/100 · Pacific City: 92/100
Pacific City is 23 points higher.
Cape Meares: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Pacific City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Meares: 5/100 · Pacific City: 5/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pacific City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Meares: 0/100 · Pacific City: 0/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pacific City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Meares: 8/100 · Pacific City: 0/100
Cape Meares is 8 points higher.
Cape Meares: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pacific City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Meares: 1/100 · Pacific City: 0/100
Cape Meares is 1 points higher.
Cape Meares: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pacific City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Meares: Unavailable · Pacific City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Meares: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pacific City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Meares: 42/100 · Pacific City: 45/100
Pacific City is 3 points higher.
Cape Meares: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pacific City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cape Meares: 8/100 · Pacific City: 8/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Pacific City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.