City vs city
Hoquiam vs Ocean City, WA
Ocean City currently scores 18 points higher overall than Hoquiam, with the largest gap 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 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
Hoquiam: 10/100 · Ocean City: 28/100
Ocean City is 18 points higher.
Flood
Hoquiam: 36/100 · Ocean City: 61/100
Ocean City is 25 points higher.
Hoquiam: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Ocean City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Hoquiam: 5/100 · Ocean City: 5/100
No gap.
Hoquiam: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ocean City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Hoquiam: 1/100 · Ocean City: 0/100
Hoquiam is 1 points higher.
Hoquiam: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ocean City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Hoquiam: 0/100 · Ocean City: 0/100
No gap.
Hoquiam: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Hoquiam: 1/100 · Ocean City: 0/100
Hoquiam is 1 points higher.
Hoquiam: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ocean City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Hoquiam: Unavailable · Ocean City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Hoquiam: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ocean City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Hoquiam: 9/100 · Ocean City: 36/100
Ocean City is 27 points higher.
Hoquiam: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ocean City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Hoquiam: 8/100 · Ocean City: 8/100
No gap.
Hoquiam: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Ocean City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.