City vs city

Oregon City vs Portland, OR

Oregon City currently scores 6 points higher overall than Portland, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Oregon City

17/100

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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

Oregon City: 17/100 · Portland: 11/100

Oregon City is 6 points higher.

Flood

Oregon City: 27/100 · Portland: 0/100

Oregon City is 27 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Oregon City: 6/100 · Portland: 6/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Oregon City: 1/100 · Portland: 1/100

No gap.

Oregon City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Oregon City: 12/100 · Portland: 8/100

Oregon City is 4 points higher.

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

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Oregon City: 6/100 · Portland: 3/100

Oregon City is 3 points higher.

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

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Oregon City: Unavailable · Portland: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Oregon City: 54/100 · Portland: 51/100

Oregon City is 3 points higher.

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

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Oregon City: 11/100 · Portland: 8/100

Oregon City is 3 points higher.

Oregon City: 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.