City vs city
Desert Aire vs Tacoma, WA
Desert Aire currently scores 9 points higher overall than Tacoma, 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
Desert Aire: 30/100 · Tacoma: 21/100
Desert Aire is 9 points higher.
Flood
Desert Aire: 74/100 · Tacoma: 54/100
Desert Aire is 20 points higher.
Desert Aire: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Aire: 9/100 · Tacoma: 7/100
Desert Aire is 2 points higher.
Desert Aire: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Aire: 1/100 · Tacoma: 2/100
Tacoma is 1 points higher.
Desert Aire: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Aire: 0/100 · Tacoma: 12/100
Tacoma is 12 points higher.
Desert Aire: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Aire: 3/100 · Tacoma: 0/100
Desert Aire is 3 points higher.
Desert Aire: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Aire: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Aire: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Aire: 78/100 · Tacoma: 42/100
Desert Aire is 36 points higher.
Desert Aire: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Aire: 12/100 · Tacoma: 9/100
Desert Aire is 3 points higher.
Desert Aire: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tacoma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.