City vs city
Ferndale vs Peaceful Valley, WA
Ferndale currently scores 3 points higher overall than Peaceful Valley, 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 · Peaceful Valley: 18/100
Ferndale is 3 points higher.
Flood
Ferndale: 39/100 · Peaceful Valley: 23/100
Ferndale is 16 points higher.
Ferndale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Peaceful Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ferndale: 7/100 · Peaceful Valley: 8/100
Peaceful Valley is 1 points higher.
Ferndale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Peaceful Valley: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ferndale: 1/100 · Peaceful Valley: 1/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Peaceful Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ferndale: 0/100 · Peaceful Valley: 0/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Peaceful Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ferndale: 0/100 · Peaceful Valley: 0/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Peaceful Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ferndale: Unavailable · Peaceful Valley: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ferndale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Peaceful Valley: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ferndale: 44/100 · Peaceful Valley: 44/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Peaceful Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ferndale: 16/100 · Peaceful Valley: 13/100
Ferndale is 3 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.
Peaceful Valley: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.