City vs city

Hood River vs Medford, OR

Medford currently scores 9 points higher overall than Hood River, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Hood River

20/100

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Medford

29/100

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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

Hood River: 20/100 · Medford: 29/100

Medford is 9 points higher.

Flood

Hood River: 18/100 · Medford: 26/100

Medford is 8 points higher.

Hood River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Medford: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Hood River: 7/100 · Medford: 4/100

Hood River is 3 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Hood River: 3/100 · Medford: 7/100

Medford is 4 points higher.

Hood River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Hood River: 0/100 · Medford: 0/100

No gap.

Hood River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Hood River: 3/100 · Medford: 51/100

Medford is 48 points higher.

Hood River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Hood River: Unavailable · Medford: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Hood River: 81/100 · Medford: 72/100

Hood River is 9 points higher.

Hood River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Hood River: 10/100 · Medford: 14/100

Medford is 4 points higher.

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

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