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Nehalem vs Seaside, OR

Seaside currently scores 4 points higher overall than Nehalem, with the largest gap in flood.

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Nehalem

18/100

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Seaside

22/100

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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 · Seaside: 22/100

Seaside is 4 points higher.

Flood

Nehalem: 37/100 · Seaside: 52/100

Seaside is 15 points higher.

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

Seaside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Nehalem: 5/100 · Seaside: 5/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Nehalem: 0/100 · Seaside: 0/100

No gap.

Nehalem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Seaside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Nehalem: 0/100 · Seaside: 0/100

No gap.

Nehalem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Seaside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Nehalem: 1/100 · Seaside: 2/100

Seaside is 1 points higher.

Nehalem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Seaside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Nehalem: Unavailable · Seaside: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Nehalem: 37/100 · Seaside: 41/100

Seaside is 4 points higher.

Nehalem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Seaside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Nehalem: 8/100 · Seaside: 8/100

No gap.

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

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