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Durham vs Medford, OR

Medford currently scores 9 points higher overall than Durham, with the largest gap in hail.

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Durham

20/100

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Medford

29/100

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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

Durham: 20/100 · Medford: 29/100

Medford is 9 points higher.

Flood

Durham: 57/100 · Medford: 26/100

Durham is 31 points higher.

Durham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.

Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Durham: 6/100 · Medford: 4/100

Durham is 2 points higher.

Durham: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Medford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Durham: 1/100 · Medford: 7/100

Medford is 6 points higher.

Durham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Durham: 8/100 · Medford: 0/100

Durham is 8 points higher.

Durham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Durham: 7/100 · Medford: 51/100

Medford is 44 points higher.

Durham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Durham: Unavailable · Medford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Durham: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Medford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Durham: 48/100 · Medford: 72/100

Medford is 24 points higher.

Durham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Durham: 11/100 · Medford: 14/100

Medford is 3 points higher.

Durham: 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.