City vs city
Ferndale vs Vancouver, WA
Ferndale currently scores 2 points higher overall than Vancouver, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 · Vancouver: 19/100
Ferndale is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ferndale: 39/100 · Vancouver: 20/100
Ferndale is 19 points higher.
Ferndale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Vancouver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ferndale: 7/100 · Vancouver: 6/100
Ferndale is 1 points higher.
Ferndale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vancouver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ferndale: 1/100 · Vancouver: 1/100
No gap.
Ferndale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vancouver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ferndale: 0/100 · Vancouver: 38/100
Vancouver is 38 points higher.
Ferndale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancouver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ferndale: 0/100 · Vancouver: 5/100
Vancouver is 5 points higher.
Ferndale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancouver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ferndale: Unavailable · Vancouver: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ferndale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vancouver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ferndale: 44/100 · Vancouver: 53/100
Vancouver is 9 points higher.
Ferndale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vancouver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ferndale: 16/100 · Vancouver: 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.
Vancouver: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.