City vs city
Rockaway Beach vs Wheeler, OR
Wheeler currently scores 2 points higher overall than Rockaway Beach, with the largest gap in flood.
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 uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; 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 · Wheeler: 21/100
Wheeler is 2 points higher.
Flood
Rockaway Beach: 69/100 · Wheeler: 25/100
Rockaway Beach is 44 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wheeler: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rockaway Beach: 5/100 · Wheeler: 5/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wheeler: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rockaway Beach: 0/100 · Wheeler: 0/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wheeler: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rockaway Beach: 4/100 · Wheeler: 0/100
Rockaway Beach is 4 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeler: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rockaway Beach: 0/100 · Wheeler: 0/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wheeler: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rockaway Beach: Unavailable · Wheeler: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rockaway Beach: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wheeler: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rockaway Beach: 11/100 · Wheeler: 45/100
Wheeler is 34 points higher.
Rockaway Beach: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wheeler: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rockaway Beach: 8/100 · Wheeler: 8/100
No gap.
Rockaway Beach: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wheeler: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.