City vs city
Cle Elum vs Kennewick, WA
Cle Elum currently scores 12 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
Cle Elum: 22/100 · Kennewick: 10/100
Cle Elum is 12 points higher.
Flood
Cle Elum: 25/100 · Kennewick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cle Elum: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Kennewick: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Cle Elum: 8/100 · Kennewick: 9/100
Kennewick is 1 points higher.
Cle Elum: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kennewick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cle Elum: 1/100 · Kennewick: 2/100
Kennewick is 1 points higher.
Cle Elum: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kennewick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cle Elum: 0/100 · Kennewick: 0/100
No gap.
Cle Elum: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kennewick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cle Elum: 2/100 · Kennewick: 1/100
Cle Elum is 1 points higher.
Cle Elum: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kennewick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cle Elum: Unavailable · Kennewick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cle Elum: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kennewick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cle Elum: 87/100 · Kennewick: 36/100
Cle Elum is 51 points higher.
Cle Elum: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kennewick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cle Elum: 10/100 · Kennewick: 11/100
Kennewick 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.
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.