City vs city
Rockaway Beach vs Seaside, OR
Seaside currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rockaway Beach, with the largest gap in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
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
Rockaway Beach: 19/100 · Seaside: 22/100
Seaside is 3 points higher.
Flood
Rockaway Beach: 69/100 · Seaside: 52/100
Rockaway Beach is 17 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Seaside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rockaway Beach: 5/100 · Seaside: 5/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Seaside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rockaway Beach: 0/100 · Seaside: 0/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Seaside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rockaway Beach: 4/100 · Seaside: 0/100
Rockaway Beach is 4 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rockaway Beach: 0/100 · Seaside: 2/100
Seaside is 2 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seaside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rockaway Beach: Unavailable · Seaside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rockaway Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Seaside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rockaway Beach: 11/100 · Seaside: 41/100
Seaside is 30 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Seaside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Rockaway Beach: 8/100 · Seaside: 8/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: 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.