City vs city
Cheney vs Medical Lake, WA
Cheney and Medical Lake are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Medical Lake: 17/100
No gap.
Flood
Cheney: 20/100 · Medical Lake: 25/100
Medical Lake is 5 points higher.
Cheney: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Medical Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cheney: 11/100 · Medical Lake: 11/100
No gap.
Cheney: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medical Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cheney: 3/100 · Medical Lake: 3/100
No gap.
Cheney: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medical Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cheney: 8/100 · Medical Lake: 0/100
Cheney is 8 points higher.
Cheney: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medical Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cheney: 2/100 · Medical Lake: 1/100
Cheney is 1 points higher.
Cheney: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medical Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cheney: Unavailable · Medical Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cheney: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medical Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cheney: 65/100 · Medical Lake: 50/100
Cheney is 15 points higher.
Cheney: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medical Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cheney: 12/100 · Medical Lake: 12/100
No gap.
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.
Medical Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.