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Ferndale vs Olympia, WA

Ferndale currently scores 3 points higher overall than Olympia, with the largest gap in wildfire.

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

Ferndale

21/100

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Olympia

18/100

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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

Ferndale: 21/100 · Olympia: 18/100

Ferndale is 3 points higher.

Flood

Ferndale: 39/100 · Olympia: 25/100

Ferndale is 14 points higher.

Ferndale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Olympia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Ferndale: 7/100 · Olympia: 6/100

Ferndale is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Ferndale: 1/100 · Olympia: 2/100

Olympia is 1 points higher.

Ferndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Olympia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Ferndale: 0/100 · Olympia: 0/100

No gap.

Ferndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Olympia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Ferndale: 0/100 · Olympia: 3/100

Olympia is 3 points higher.

Ferndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Olympia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Ferndale: Unavailable · Olympia: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Ferndale: 44/100 · Olympia: 60/100

Olympia is 16 points higher.

Ferndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Olympia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Ferndale: 16/100 · Olympia: 9/100

Ferndale is 7 points higher.

Ferndale: 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.