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Fairwood vs Tacoma, WA

Tacoma currently scores 8 points higher overall than Fairwood, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Fairwood

13/100

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Tacoma

21/100

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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

Fairwood: 13/100 · Tacoma: 21/100

Tacoma is 8 points higher.

Flood

Fairwood: 24/100 · Tacoma: 54/100

Tacoma is 30 points higher.

Fairwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Fairwood: 7/100 · Tacoma: 7/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Fairwood: 1/100 · Tacoma: 2/100

Tacoma is 1 points higher.

Fairwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Fairwood: 0/100 · Tacoma: 12/100

Tacoma is 12 points higher.

Fairwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Fairwood: 2/100 · Tacoma: 0/100

Fairwood is 2 points higher.

Fairwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Fairwood: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Fairwood: 35/100 · Tacoma: 42/100

Tacoma is 7 points higher.

Fairwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Fairwood: 8/100 · Tacoma: 9/100

Tacoma is 1 points higher.

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

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