City vs city
Cape Meares vs Rockaway Beach, OR
Cape Meares currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rockaway Beach, 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 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 · Rockaway Beach: 19/100
Cape Meares is 3 points higher.
Flood
Cape Meares: 69/100 · Rockaway Beach: 69/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Rockaway Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cape Meares: 5/100 · Rockaway Beach: 5/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rockaway Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cape Meares: 0/100 · Rockaway Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rockaway Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cape Meares: 8/100 · Rockaway Beach: 4/100
Cape Meares is 4 points higher.
Cape Meares: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockaway Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cape Meares: 1/100 · Rockaway Beach: 0/100
Cape Meares is 1 points higher.
Cape Meares: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rockaway Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cape Meares: Unavailable · Rockaway Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cape Meares: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rockaway Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cape Meares: 42/100 · Rockaway Beach: 11/100
Cape Meares is 31 points higher.
Cape Meares: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rockaway Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cape Meares: 8/100 · Rockaway Beach: 8/100
No gap.
Cape Meares: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rockaway Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.