City vs city
Federal Way vs Olympia, WA
Federal Way and Olympia are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 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
Federal Way: 18/100 · Olympia: 18/100
No gap.
Flood
Federal Way: 74/100 · Olympia: 25/100
Federal Way is 49 points higher.
Federal Way: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Olympia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Federal Way: 7/100 · Olympia: 6/100
Federal Way is 1 points higher.
Federal Way: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Olympia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Federal Way: 2/100 · Olympia: 2/100
No gap.
Federal Way: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Olympia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Federal Way: 8/100 · Olympia: 0/100
Federal Way is 8 points higher.
Federal Way: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Olympia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Federal Way: 0/100 · Olympia: 3/100
Olympia is 3 points higher.
Federal Way: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Olympia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Federal Way: Unavailable · Olympia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Federal Way: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Olympia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Federal Way: 10/100 · Olympia: 60/100
Olympia is 50 points higher.
Federal Way: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Olympia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Federal Way: 8/100 · Olympia: 9/100
Olympia is 1 points higher.
Federal Way: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Olympia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.