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Gresham vs Rockaway Beach, OR

Rockaway Beach currently scores 12 points higher overall than Gresham, with the largest gap in flood.

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Gresham

7/100

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Rockaway Beach

19/100

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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

Gresham: 7/100 · Rockaway Beach: 19/100

Rockaway Beach is 12 points higher.

Flood

Gresham: 10/100 · Rockaway Beach: 69/100

Rockaway Beach is 59 points higher.

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

Rockaway Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Gresham: 6/100 · Rockaway Beach: 5/100

Gresham is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Gresham: 1/100 · Rockaway Beach: 0/100

Gresham is 1 points higher.

Gresham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Rockaway Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Gresham: 4/100 · Rockaway Beach: 4/100

No gap.

Gresham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rockaway Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Gresham: 3/100 · Rockaway Beach: 0/100

Gresham is 3 points higher.

Gresham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Rockaway Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Gresham: Unavailable · Rockaway Beach: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Gresham: 15/100 · Rockaway Beach: 11/100

Gresham is 4 points higher.

Gresham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Rockaway Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Gresham: 11/100 · Rockaway Beach: 8/100

Gresham is 3 points higher.

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

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