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Orem vs West Valley City, UT

Orem currently scores 4 points higher overall than West Valley City, with the largest gap in lightning.

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West Valley City

26/100

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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

Orem: 30/100 · West Valley City: 26/100

Orem is 4 points higher.

Flood

Orem: 35/100 · West Valley City: 28/100

Orem is 7 points higher.

Orem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

West Valley City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Orem: 11/100 · West Valley City: 11/100

No gap.

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

West Valley City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Orem: 16/100 · West Valley City: 29/100

West Valley City is 13 points higher.

Orem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

West Valley City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Orem: 0/100 · West Valley City: 4/100

West Valley City is 4 points higher.

Orem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Valley City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Orem: 26/100 · West Valley City: 33/100

West Valley City is 7 points higher.

Orem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

West Valley City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Orem: Unavailable · West Valley City: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

West Valley City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Orem: 62/100 · West Valley City: 56/100

Orem is 6 points higher.

Orem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

West Valley City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Orem: 28/100 · West Valley City: 23/100

Orem is 5 points higher.

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

West Valley City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.