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Orem vs Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City currently scores 3 points higher overall than Orem, with the largest gap in lightning.
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
Orem: 30/100 · Salt Lake City: 33/100
Salt Lake City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Orem: 35/100 · Salt Lake City: 45/100
Salt Lake City is 10 points higher.
Orem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Salt Lake City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orem: 11/100 · Salt Lake City: 12/100
Salt Lake City is 1 points higher.
Orem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Salt Lake City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orem: 16/100 · Salt Lake City: 28/100
Salt Lake City is 12 points higher.
Orem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Salt Lake City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orem: 0/100 · Salt Lake City: 0/100
No gap.
Orem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Lake City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orem: 26/100 · Salt Lake City: 34/100
Salt Lake City is 8 points higher.
Orem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Salt Lake City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orem: Unavailable · Salt Lake City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Salt Lake City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orem: 62/100 · Salt Lake City: 53/100
Orem is 9 points higher.
Orem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Salt Lake City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Orem: 28/100 · Salt Lake City: 28/100
No gap.
Orem: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Salt Lake City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
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