City vs city
Benton City vs West Richland, WA
Benton City currently scores 3 points higher overall than West Richland, 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 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
Benton City: 13/100 · West Richland: 10/100
Benton City is 3 points higher.
Flood
Benton City: Unavailable · West Richland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton City: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
West Richland: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Benton City: 9/100 · West Richland: 9/100
No gap.
Benton City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
West Richland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Benton City: 1/100 · West Richland: 2/100
West Richland is 1 points higher.
Benton City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
West Richland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Benton City: 0/100 · West Richland: 0/100
No gap.
Benton City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Richland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Benton City: 3/100 · West Richland: 1/100
Benton City is 2 points higher.
Benton City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
West Richland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Benton City: Unavailable · West Richland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Benton City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
West Richland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Benton City: 53/100 · West Richland: 35/100
Benton City is 18 points higher.
Benton City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
West Richland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Benton City: 11/100 · West Richland: 11/100
No gap.
Benton City: 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 Richland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.