City vs city
Cottage Grove vs Medford, OR
Medford currently scores 7 points higher overall than Cottage Grove, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Cottage Grove: 22/100 · Medford: 29/100
Medford is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cottage Grove: 35/100 · Medford: 26/100
Cottage Grove is 9 points higher.
Cottage Grove: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottage Grove: 5/100 · Medford: 4/100
Cottage Grove is 1 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottage Grove: 1/100 · Medford: 7/100
Medford is 6 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottage Grove: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100
No gap.
Cottage Grove: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottage Grove: 0/100 · Medford: 51/100
Medford is 51 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottage Grove: Unavailable · Medford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottage Grove: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottage Grove: 52/100 · Medford: 72/100
Medford is 20 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottage Grove: 15/100 · Medford: 14/100
Cottage Grove is 1 points higher.
Cottage Grove: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Medford: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.