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Arlington vs Tacoma, WA

Tacoma currently scores 4 points higher overall than Arlington, with the largest gap in flood.

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Arlington

17/100

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Tacoma

21/100

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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 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

Arlington: 17/100 · Tacoma: 21/100

Tacoma is 4 points higher.

Flood

Arlington: 31/100 · Tacoma: 54/100

Tacoma is 23 points higher.

Arlington: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arlington: 7/100 · Tacoma: 7/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Arlington: 1/100 · Tacoma: 2/100

Tacoma is 1 points higher.

Arlington: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arlington: 15/100 · Tacoma: 12/100

Arlington is 3 points higher.

Arlington: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arlington: 1/100 · Tacoma: 0/100

Arlington is 1 points higher.

Arlington: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arlington: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Arlington: 48/100 · Tacoma: 42/100

Arlington is 6 points higher.

Arlington: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Arlington: 14/100 · Tacoma: 9/100

Arlington is 5 points higher.

Arlington: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Tacoma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.