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Burien vs White Center, WA

Burien currently scores 7 points higher overall than White Center, with the largest gap in flood.

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Burien

24/100

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White Center

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

Burien: 24/100 · White Center: 17/100

Burien is 7 points higher.

Flood

Burien: 75/100 · White Center: 38/100

Burien is 37 points higher.

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

White Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Burien: 7/100 · White Center: 7/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Burien: 1/100 · White Center: 1/100

No gap.

Burien: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

White Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Burien: 0/100 · White Center: 27/100

White Center is 27 points higher.

Burien: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

White Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Burien: 0/100 · White Center: 0/100

No gap.

Burien: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

White Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Burien: Unavailable · White Center: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Burien: 28/100 · White Center: 14/100

Burien is 14 points higher.

Burien: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

White Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Burien: 8/100 · White Center: 12/100

White Center is 4 points higher.

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

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