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Medford vs Oregon City, OR

Medford currently scores 12 points higher overall than Oregon City, with the largest gap in hail.

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Medford

29/100

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Oregon City

17/100

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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

Medford: 29/100 · Oregon City: 17/100

Medford is 12 points higher.

Flood

Medford: 26/100 · Oregon City: 27/100

Oregon City is 1 points higher.

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

Oregon City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Medford: 4/100 · Oregon City: 6/100

Oregon City is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Medford: 7/100 · Oregon City: 1/100

Medford is 6 points higher.

Medford: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Oregon City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Medford: 0/100 · Oregon City: 12/100

Oregon City is 12 points higher.

Medford: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Hail

Medford: 51/100 · Oregon City: 6/100

Medford is 45 points higher.

Medford: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

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

Storm surge

Medford: Unavailable · Oregon City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Medford: 72/100 · Oregon City: 54/100

Medford is 18 points higher.

Medford: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

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

Current air quality

Medford: 14/100 · Oregon City: 11/100

Medford is 3 points higher.

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

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