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Gresham vs Portland, OR

Portland currently scores 4 points higher overall than Gresham, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Gresham

7/100

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Portland

11/100

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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 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

Gresham: 7/100 · Portland: 11/100

Portland is 4 points higher.

Flood

Gresham: 10/100 · Portland: 0/100

Gresham is 10 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Gresham: 6/100 · Portland: 6/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Gresham: 1/100 · Portland: 1/100

No gap.

Gresham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gresham: 4/100 · Portland: 8/100

Portland is 4 points higher.

Gresham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gresham: 3/100 · Portland: 3/100

No gap.

Gresham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gresham: Unavailable · Portland: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Gresham: 15/100 · Portland: 51/100

Portland is 36 points higher.

Gresham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Gresham: 11/100 · Portland: 8/100

Gresham is 3 points higher.

Gresham: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Portland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.