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King City vs Salem, OR

King City currently scores 4 points higher overall than Salem, with the largest gap in flood.

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King City

27/100

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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

King City: 27/100 · Salem: 23/100

King City is 4 points higher.

Flood

King City: 96/100 · Salem: 63/100

King City is 33 points higher.

King City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 17 features intersect this tile.

Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

Wind

King City: 6/100 · Salem: 6/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

King City: 1/100 · Salem: 0/100

King City is 1 points higher.

King City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

King City: 0/100 · Salem: 4/100

Salem is 4 points higher.

King City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

King City: 3/100 · Salem: 6/100

Salem is 3 points higher.

King City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

King City: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

King City: 46/100 · Salem: 46/100

No gap.

King City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

King City: 8/100 · Salem: 11/100

Salem is 3 points higher.

King City: 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.