City vs city
Gold Beach vs Medford, OR
Medford currently scores 23 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
Gold Beach: 6/100 · Medford: 29/100
Medford is 23 points higher.
Flood
Gold Beach: 0/100 · Medford: 26/100
Medford is 26 points higher.
Gold Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gold Beach: 3/100 · Medford: 4/100
Medford is 1 points higher.
Gold Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medford: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gold Beach: 0/100 · Medford: 7/100
Medford is 7 points higher.
Gold Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gold Beach: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100
No gap.
Gold Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gold Beach: 1/100 · Medford: 51/100
Medford is 50 points higher.
Gold Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gold Beach: Unavailable · Medford: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gold Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medford: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gold Beach: 12/100 · Medford: 72/100
Medford is 60 points higher.
Gold Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Gold Beach: 16/100 · Medford: 14/100
Gold Beach is 2 points higher.
Gold Beach: 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.