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Salem vs The Dalles, OR

Salem and The Dalles are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

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The Dalles

23/100

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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

Salem: 23/100 · The Dalles: 23/100

No gap.

Flood

Salem: 63/100 · The Dalles: 23/100

Salem is 40 points higher.

Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.

The Dalles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Salem: 6/100 · The Dalles: 7/100

The Dalles is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Salem: 0/100 · The Dalles: 3/100

The Dalles is 3 points higher.

Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

The Dalles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Salem: 4/100 · The Dalles: 0/100

Salem is 4 points higher.

Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

The Dalles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Salem: 6/100 · The Dalles: 0/100

Salem is 6 points higher.

Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

The Dalles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Salem: Unavailable · The Dalles: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Salem: 46/100 · The Dalles: 70/100

The Dalles is 24 points higher.

Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

The Dalles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Salem: 11/100 · The Dalles: 11/100

No gap.

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

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