City vs city
Cowiche vs Union Gap, WA
Cowiche currently scores 5 points higher overall than Union Gap, 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
Cowiche: 23/100 · Union Gap: 18/100
Cowiche is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cowiche: 23/100 · Union Gap: 33/100
Union Gap is 10 points higher.
Cowiche: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Union Gap: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cowiche: 8/100 · Union Gap: 8/100
No gap.
Cowiche: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Union Gap: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cowiche: 1/100 · Union Gap: 1/100
No gap.
Cowiche: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Union Gap: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cowiche: 0/100 · Union Gap: 0/100
No gap.
Cowiche: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Union Gap: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cowiche: 0/100 · Union Gap: 3/100
Union Gap is 3 points higher.
Cowiche: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Union Gap: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cowiche: Unavailable · Union Gap: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cowiche: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Union Gap: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cowiche: 74/100 · Union Gap: 54/100
Cowiche is 20 points higher.
Cowiche: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Union Gap: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cowiche: 8/100 · Union Gap: 10/100
Union Gap is 2 points higher.
Cowiche: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Union Gap: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.