City vs city
Cascade Valley vs Ephrata, WA
Ephrata currently scores 6 points higher overall than Cascade Valley, 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
Cascade Valley: 13/100 · Ephrata: 19/100
Ephrata is 6 points higher.
Flood
Cascade Valley: 33/100 · Ephrata: 25/100
Cascade Valley is 8 points higher.
Cascade Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Ephrata: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cascade Valley: 10/100 · Ephrata: 10/100
No gap.
Cascade Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ephrata: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cascade Valley: 4/100 · Ephrata: 4/100
No gap.
Cascade Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ephrata: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cascade Valley: 0/100 · Ephrata: 0/100
No gap.
Cascade Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ephrata: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cascade Valley: 9/100 · Ephrata: 3/100
Cascade Valley is 6 points higher.
Cascade Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ephrata: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cascade Valley: Unavailable · Ephrata: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cascade Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ephrata: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cascade Valley: 12/100 · Ephrata: 59/100
Ephrata is 47 points higher.
Cascade Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ephrata: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cascade Valley: 11/100 · Ephrata: 11/100
No gap.
Cascade Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ephrata: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.