City vs city

College Place vs Tacoma, WA

Tacoma currently scores 8 points higher overall than College Place, with the largest gap in flood.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

College Place

13/100

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Tacoma

21/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

College Place: 13/100 · Tacoma: 21/100

Tacoma is 8 points higher.

Flood

College Place: 0/100 · Tacoma: 54/100

Tacoma is 54 points higher.

College Place: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.

Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

College Place: 10/100 · Tacoma: 7/100

College Place is 3 points higher.

College Place: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

College Place: 7/100 · Tacoma: 2/100

College Place is 5 points higher.

College Place: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

College Place: 4/100 · Tacoma: 12/100

Tacoma is 8 points higher.

College Place: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

College Place: 15/100 · Tacoma: 0/100

College Place is 15 points higher.

College Place: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

College Place: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

College Place: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

College Place: 44/100 · Tacoma: 42/100

College Place is 2 points higher.

College Place: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

College Place: 12/100 · Tacoma: 9/100

College Place is 3 points higher.

College Place: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Tacoma: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.