City vs city

Bellingham vs Blaine, WA

Bellingham currently scores 2 points higher overall than Blaine, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Bellingham

19/100

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Blaine

17/100

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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

Bellingham: 19/100 · Blaine: 17/100

Bellingham is 2 points higher.

Flood

Bellingham: 25/100 · Blaine: 33/100

Blaine is 8 points higher.

Bellingham: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

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

Wind

Bellingham: 7/100 · Blaine: 7/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Bellingham: 1/100 · Blaine: 1/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Blaine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Bellingham: 0/100 · Blaine: 0/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Blaine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Bellingham: 0/100 · Blaine: 0/100

No gap.

Bellingham: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Blaine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Bellingham: Unavailable · Blaine: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Bellingham: 47/100 · Blaine: 31/100

Bellingham is 16 points higher.

Bellingham: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Blaine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Bellingham: 16/100 · Blaine: 11/100

Bellingham is 5 points higher.

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

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