City vs city
Elk Plain vs Seattle, WA
Elk Plain currently scores 3 points higher overall than Seattle, 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
Elk Plain: 17/100 · Seattle: 14/100
Elk Plain is 3 points higher.
Flood
Elk Plain: 23/100 · Seattle: 30/100
Seattle is 7 points higher.
Elk Plain: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Seattle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elk Plain: 7/100 · Seattle: 7/100
No gap.
Elk Plain: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Seattle: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elk Plain: 2/100 · Seattle: 1/100
Elk Plain is 1 points higher.
Elk Plain: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Seattle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elk Plain: 8/100 · Seattle: 0/100
Elk Plain is 8 points higher.
Elk Plain: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seattle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elk Plain: 0/100 · Seattle: 0/100
No gap.
Elk Plain: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Seattle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elk Plain: Unavailable · Seattle: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elk Plain: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Seattle: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elk Plain: 54/100 · Seattle: 26/100
Elk Plain is 28 points higher.
Elk Plain: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Seattle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elk Plain: 8/100 · Seattle: 8/100
No gap.
Elk Plain: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Seattle: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.