City vs city
Cottage Lake vs Kennewick, WA
Cottage Lake currently scores 4 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 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
Cottage Lake: 14/100 · Kennewick: 10/100
Cottage Lake is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cottage Lake: 23/100 · Kennewick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottage Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Kennewick: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Cottage Lake: 7/100 · Kennewick: 9/100
Kennewick is 2 points higher.
Cottage Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Kennewick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottage Lake: 1/100 · Kennewick: 2/100
Kennewick is 1 points higher.
Cottage Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Kennewick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottage Lake: 0/100 · Kennewick: 0/100
No gap.
Cottage Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kennewick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottage Lake: 1/100 · Kennewick: 1/100
No gap.
Cottage Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Kennewick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottage Lake: Unavailable · Kennewick: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottage Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Kennewick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottage Lake: 41/100 · Kennewick: 36/100
Cottage Lake is 5 points higher.
Cottage Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Kennewick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Cottage Lake: 8/100 · Kennewick: 11/100
Kennewick is 3 points higher.
Cottage Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Kennewick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.