City vs city
Birch Bay vs Spokane, WA
Spokane currently scores 2 points higher overall than Birch Bay, 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
Birch Bay: 17/100 · Spokane: 19/100
Spokane is 2 points higher.
Flood
Birch Bay: 33/100 · Spokane: 28/100
Birch Bay is 5 points higher.
Birch Bay: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Spokane: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Birch Bay: 7/100 · Spokane: 11/100
Spokane is 4 points higher.
Birch Bay: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Spokane: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Birch Bay: 1/100 · Spokane: 3/100
Spokane is 2 points higher.
Birch Bay: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Spokane: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Birch Bay: 0/100 · Spokane: 4/100
Spokane is 4 points higher.
Birch Bay: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spokane: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Birch Bay: 0/100 · Spokane: 9/100
Spokane is 9 points higher.
Birch Bay: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Spokane: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Birch Bay: Unavailable · Spokane: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Birch Bay: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Spokane: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Birch Bay: 31/100 · Spokane: 69/100
Spokane is 38 points higher.
Birch Bay: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Spokane: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Birch Bay: 11/100 · Spokane: 12/100
Spokane is 1 points higher.
Birch Bay: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Spokane: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.