City vs city
Gold Hill vs Hillsboro, OR
Gold Hill currently scores 6 points higher overall than Hillsboro, 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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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 Hill: 22/100 · Hillsboro: 16/100
Gold Hill is 6 points higher.
Flood
Gold Hill: 20/100 · Hillsboro: 30/100
Hillsboro is 10 points higher.
Gold Hill: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Hillsboro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gold Hill: 4/100 · Hillsboro: 6/100
Hillsboro is 2 points higher.
Gold Hill: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gold Hill: 5/100 · Hillsboro: 1/100
Gold Hill is 4 points higher.
Gold Hill: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Hillsboro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gold Hill: 0/100 · Hillsboro: 0/100
No gap.
Gold Hill: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gold Hill: 5/100 · Hillsboro: 3/100
Gold Hill is 2 points higher.
Gold Hill: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hillsboro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gold Hill: Unavailable · Hillsboro: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gold Hill: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Hillsboro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gold Hill: 82/100 · Hillsboro: 49/100
Gold Hill is 33 points higher.
Gold Hill: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Hillsboro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gold Hill: 14/100 · Hillsboro: 8/100
Gold Hill is 6 points higher.
Gold Hill: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Hillsboro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.