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Molalla vs Salem, OR

Salem currently scores 6 points higher overall than Molalla, with the largest gap in flood.

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Molalla

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 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

Molalla: 17/100 · Salem: 23/100

Salem is 6 points higher.

Flood

Molalla: 31/100 · Salem: 63/100

Salem is 32 points higher.

Molalla: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Molalla: 6/100 · Salem: 6/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Molalla: 1/100 · Salem: 0/100

Molalla is 1 points higher.

Molalla: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Molalla: 0/100 · Salem: 4/100

Salem is 4 points higher.

Molalla: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Molalla: 1/100 · Salem: 6/100

Salem is 5 points higher.

Molalla: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Molalla: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Molalla: 51/100 · Salem: 46/100

Molalla is 5 points higher.

Molalla: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Molalla: 11/100 · Salem: 11/100

No gap.

Molalla: 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.