City vs city
Cle Elum vs Ellensburg, WA
Cle Elum currently scores 1 points higher overall than Ellensburg, 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
Cle Elum: 22/100 · Ellensburg: 21/100
Cle Elum is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cle Elum: 25/100 · Ellensburg: 38/100
Ellensburg is 13 points higher.
Cle Elum: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Ellensburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cle Elum: 8/100 · Ellensburg: 8/100
No gap.
Cle Elum: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ellensburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cle Elum: 1/100 · Ellensburg: 1/100
No gap.
Cle Elum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ellensburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cle Elum: 0/100 · Ellensburg: 0/100
No gap.
Cle Elum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ellensburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cle Elum: 2/100 · Ellensburg: 0/100
Cle Elum is 2 points higher.
Cle Elum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ellensburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cle Elum: Unavailable · Ellensburg: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cle Elum: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ellensburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cle Elum: 87/100 · Ellensburg: 49/100
Cle Elum is 38 points higher.
Cle Elum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ellensburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cle Elum: 10/100 · Ellensburg: 11/100
Ellensburg is 1 points higher.
Cle Elum: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ellensburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.