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City vs city

Nehalem vs Portland, OR

Nehalem currently scores 7 points higher overall than Portland, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Nehalem

18/100

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Portland

11/100

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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

Nehalem: 18/100 · Portland: 11/100

Nehalem is 7 points higher.

Flood

Nehalem: 37/100 · Portland: 0/100

Nehalem is 37 points higher.

Nehalem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 14 features intersect this tile.

Portland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Nehalem: 5/100 · Portland: 6/100

Portland is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Nehalem: 0/100 · Portland: 1/100

Portland is 1 points higher.

Nehalem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Nehalem: 0/100 · Portland: 8/100

Portland is 8 points higher.

Nehalem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Nehalem: 1/100 · Portland: 3/100

Portland is 2 points higher.

Nehalem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Nehalem: Unavailable · Portland: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Nehalem: 37/100 · Portland: 51/100

Portland is 14 points higher.

Nehalem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Nehalem: 8/100 · Portland: 8/100

No gap.

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

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