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Phoenix vs Portland, OR

Phoenix currently scores 12 points higher overall than Portland, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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Phoenix

23/100

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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

Phoenix: 23/100 · Portland: 11/100

Phoenix is 12 points higher.

Flood

Phoenix: 17/100 · Portland: 0/100

Phoenix is 17 points higher.

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

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

Wind

Phoenix: 4/100 · Portland: 6/100

Portland is 2 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Phoenix: 7/100 · Portland: 1/100

Phoenix is 6 points higher.

Phoenix: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Portland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Phoenix: 0/100 · Portland: 8/100

Portland is 8 points higher.

Phoenix: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Phoenix: 6/100 · Portland: 3/100

Phoenix is 3 points higher.

Phoenix: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Portland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Phoenix: Unavailable · Portland: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Phoenix: 91/100 · Portland: 51/100

Phoenix is 40 points higher.

Phoenix: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Portland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Phoenix: 14/100 · Portland: 8/100

Phoenix is 6 points higher.

Phoenix: 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.