City vs city
Ellensburg vs Wenatchee, WA
Ellensburg currently scores 8 points higher overall than Wenatchee, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Ellensburg: 21/100 · Wenatchee: 13/100
Ellensburg is 8 points higher.
Flood
Ellensburg: 38/100 · Wenatchee: 0/100
Ellensburg is 38 points higher.
Ellensburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wenatchee: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 0 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ellensburg: 8/100 · Wenatchee: 9/100
Wenatchee is 1 points higher.
Ellensburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Wenatchee: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ellensburg: 1/100 · Wenatchee: 2/100
Wenatchee is 1 points higher.
Ellensburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Wenatchee: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ellensburg: 0/100 · Wenatchee: 0/100
No gap.
Ellensburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wenatchee: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ellensburg: 0/100 · Wenatchee: 1/100
Wenatchee is 1 points higher.
Ellensburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Wenatchee: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ellensburg: Unavailable · Wenatchee: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ellensburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wenatchee: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ellensburg: 49/100 · Wenatchee: 54/100
Wenatchee is 5 points higher.
Ellensburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Wenatchee: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ellensburg: 11/100 · Wenatchee: 9/100
Ellensburg is 2 points higher.
Ellensburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Wenatchee: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.