City vs city
Cheney vs Kennewick, WA
Cheney currently scores 7 points higher overall than Kennewick, 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
Cheney: 17/100 · Kennewick: 10/100
Cheney is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cheney: 20/100 · Kennewick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Kennewick: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Cheney: 11/100 · Kennewick: 9/100
Cheney is 2 points higher.
Cheney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kennewick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheney: 3/100 · Kennewick: 2/100
Cheney is 1 points higher.
Cheney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kennewick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheney: 8/100 · Kennewick: 0/100
Cheney is 8 points higher.
Cheney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kennewick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheney: 2/100 · Kennewick: 1/100
Cheney is 1 points higher.
Cheney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kennewick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheney: Unavailable · Kennewick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kennewick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheney: 65/100 · Kennewick: 36/100
Cheney is 29 points higher.
Cheney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kennewick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheney: 12/100 · Kennewick: 11/100
Cheney is 1 points higher.
Cheney: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Kennewick: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.