City vs city
Airway Heights vs Medical Lake, WA
Airway Heights currently scores 1 points higher overall than Medical Lake, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Airway Heights: 18/100 · Medical Lake: 17/100
Airway Heights is 1 points higher.
Flood
Airway Heights: 20/100 · Medical Lake: 25/100
Medical Lake is 5 points higher.
Airway Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Medical Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Airway Heights: 11/100 · Medical Lake: 11/100
No gap.
Airway Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medical Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Airway Heights: 3/100 · Medical Lake: 3/100
No gap.
Airway Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medical Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Airway Heights: 12/100 · Medical Lake: 0/100
Airway Heights is 12 points higher.
Airway Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medical Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Airway Heights: 6/100 · Medical Lake: 1/100
Airway Heights is 5 points higher.
Airway Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medical Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Airway Heights: Unavailable · Medical Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Airway Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medical Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Airway Heights: 64/100 · Medical Lake: 50/100
Airway Heights is 14 points higher.
Airway Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medical Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Airway Heights: 12/100 · Medical Lake: 12/100
No gap.
Airway Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Medical Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.