City vs city
Heceta Beach vs Salem, OR
Salem currently scores 11 points higher overall than Heceta Beach, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Heceta Beach: 12/100 · Salem: 23/100
Salem is 11 points higher.
Flood
Heceta Beach: 24/100 · Salem: 63/100
Salem is 39 points higher.
Heceta Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Heceta Beach: 4/100 · Salem: 6/100
Salem is 2 points higher.
Heceta Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Heceta Beach: 0/100 · Salem: 0/100
No gap.
Heceta Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Heceta Beach: 0/100 · Salem: 4/100
Salem is 4 points higher.
Heceta Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Heceta Beach: 0/100 · Salem: 6/100
Salem is 6 points higher.
Heceta Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Heceta Beach: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Heceta Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Heceta Beach: 9/100 · Salem: 46/100
Salem is 37 points higher.
Heceta Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Heceta Beach: 10/100 · Salem: 11/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Heceta Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.