City vs city
Ferndale vs Friday Harbor, WA
Ferndale currently scores 10 points higher overall than Friday Harbor, 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
Ferndale: 21/100 · Friday Harbor: 11/100
Ferndale is 10 points higher.
Flood
Ferndale: 39/100 · Friday Harbor: 0/100
Ferndale is 39 points higher.
Ferndale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Friday Harbor: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ferndale: 7/100 · Friday Harbor: 7/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Friday Harbor: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ferndale: 1/100 · Friday Harbor: 1/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Friday Harbor: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ferndale: 0/100 · Friday Harbor: 0/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Friday Harbor: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ferndale: 0/100 · Friday Harbor: 0/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Friday Harbor: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ferndale: Unavailable · Friday Harbor: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ferndale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Friday Harbor: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ferndale: 44/100 · Friday Harbor: 35/100
Ferndale is 9 points higher.
Ferndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Friday Harbor: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ferndale: 16/100 · Friday Harbor: 10/100
Ferndale is 6 points higher.
Ferndale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Friday Harbor: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.