City vs city

Des Moines vs Vashon, WA

Des Moines currently scores 8 points higher overall than Vashon, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Des Moines

18/100

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Vashon

10/100

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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

Des Moines: 18/100 · Vashon: 10/100

Des Moines is 8 points higher.

Flood

Des Moines: 74/100 · Vashon: 0/100

Des Moines is 74 points higher.

Des Moines: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Vashon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Des Moines: 7/100 · Vashon: 7/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Des Moines: 2/100 · Vashon: 1/100

Des Moines is 1 points higher.

Des Moines: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Vashon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Des Moines: 8/100 · Vashon: 0/100

Des Moines is 8 points higher.

Des Moines: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vashon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Des Moines: 0/100 · Vashon: 0/100

No gap.

Des Moines: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vashon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Des Moines: Unavailable · Vashon: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Des Moines: 10/100 · Vashon: 32/100

Vashon is 22 points higher.

Des Moines: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Vashon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Des Moines: 8/100 · Vashon: 9/100

Vashon is 1 points higher.

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

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