City vs city
Bellevue vs Mercer Island, WA
Bellevue currently scores 4 points higher overall than Mercer Island, 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
Bellevue: 12/100 · Mercer Island: 8/100
Bellevue is 4 points higher.
Flood
Bellevue: 25/100 · Mercer Island: 22/100
Bellevue is 3 points higher.
Bellevue: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Mercer Island: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bellevue: 7/100 · Mercer Island: 7/100
No gap.
Bellevue: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mercer Island: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bellevue: 1/100 · Mercer Island: 1/100
No gap.
Bellevue: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mercer Island: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bellevue: 0/100 · Mercer Island: 8/100
Mercer Island is 8 points higher.
Bellevue: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercer Island: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bellevue: 1/100 · Mercer Island: 1/100
No gap.
Bellevue: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mercer Island: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bellevue: Unavailable · Mercer Island: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bellevue: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mercer Island: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bellevue: 30/100 · Mercer Island: 8/100
Bellevue is 22 points higher.
Bellevue: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mercer Island: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bellevue: 8/100 · Mercer Island: 9/100
Mercer Island is 1 points higher.
Bellevue: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Mercer Island: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.