City vs city
Salem vs West Mountain, UT
Salem currently scores 3 points higher overall than West Mountain, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Salem: 24/100 · West Mountain: 21/100
Salem is 3 points higher.
Flood
Salem: 33/100 · West Mountain: 28/100
Salem is 5 points higher.
Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
West Mountain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Salem: 11/100 · West Mountain: 11/100
No gap.
Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Mountain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Salem: 12/100 · West Mountain: 13/100
West Mountain is 1 points higher.
Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Mountain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Salem: 0/100 · West Mountain: 4/100
West Mountain is 4 points higher.
Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mountain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Salem: 3/100 · West Mountain: 9/100
West Mountain is 6 points higher.
Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Mountain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Salem: Unavailable · West Mountain: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Mountain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Salem: 58/100 · West Mountain: 57/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Mountain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Salem: 24/100 · West Mountain: 23/100
Salem is 1 points higher.
Salem: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
West Mountain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.