City vs city
Cave Junction vs Gold Beach, OR
Cave Junction currently scores 13 points higher overall than Gold 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
Cave Junction: 19/100 · Gold Beach: 6/100
Cave Junction is 13 points higher.
Flood
Cave Junction: 35/100 · Gold Beach: 0/100
Cave Junction is 35 points higher.
Cave Junction: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Gold Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cave Junction: 3/100 · Gold Beach: 3/100
No gap.
Cave Junction: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gold Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cave Junction: 2/100 · Gold Beach: 0/100
Cave Junction is 2 points higher.
Cave Junction: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gold Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cave Junction: 0/100 · Gold Beach: 0/100
No gap.
Cave Junction: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gold Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cave Junction: 1/100 · Gold Beach: 1/100
No gap.
Cave Junction: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gold Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cave Junction: Unavailable · Gold Beach: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cave Junction: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gold Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cave Junction: 56/100 · Gold Beach: 12/100
Cave Junction is 44 points higher.
Cave Junction: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gold Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cave Junction: 14/100 · Gold Beach: 16/100
Gold Beach is 2 points higher.
Cave Junction: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Gold Beach: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.