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Elgin vs Gresham, OR

Elgin currently scores 13 points higher overall than Gresham, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Gresham

7/100

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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

Elgin: 20/100 · Gresham: 7/100

Elgin is 13 points higher.

Flood

Elgin: 0/100 · Gresham: 10/100

Gresham is 10 points higher.

Elgin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Gresham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Elgin: 10/100 · Gresham: 6/100

Elgin is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Elgin: 10/100 · Gresham: 1/100

Elgin is 9 points higher.

Elgin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Gresham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Elgin: 0/100 · Gresham: 4/100

Gresham is 4 points higher.

Elgin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gresham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Elgin: 20/100 · Gresham: 3/100

Elgin is 17 points higher.

Elgin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Gresham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Elgin: Unavailable · Gresham: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Elgin: 70/100 · Gresham: 15/100

Elgin is 55 points higher.

Elgin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Gresham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Elgin: 12/100 · Gresham: 11/100

Elgin is 1 points higher.

Elgin: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Gresham: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.