City vs city
Happy Valley vs Salem, OR
Salem currently scores 1 points higher overall than Happy Valley, 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
Happy Valley: 22/100 · Salem: 23/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Flood
Happy Valley: 62/100 · Salem: 63/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Happy Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Happy Valley: 6/100 · Salem: 6/100
No gap.
Happy Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Happy Valley: 1/100 · Salem: 0/100
Happy Valley is 1 points higher.
Happy Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Happy Valley: 0/100 · Salem: 4/100
Salem is 4 points higher.
Happy Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Happy Valley: 1/100 · Salem: 6/100
Salem is 5 points higher.
Happy Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Happy Valley: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Happy Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Happy Valley: 52/100 · Salem: 46/100
Happy Valley is 6 points higher.
Happy Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Happy Valley: 10/100 · Salem: 11/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Happy Valley: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salem: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.