City vs city
Kennewick vs Medical Lake, WA
Medical Lake currently scores 7 points higher overall than Kennewick, 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 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
Kennewick: 10/100 · Medical Lake: 17/100
Medical Lake is 7 points higher.
Flood
Kennewick: Unavailable · Medical Lake: 25/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kennewick: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Medical Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kennewick: 9/100 · Medical Lake: 11/100
Medical Lake is 2 points higher.
Kennewick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Medical Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kennewick: 2/100 · Medical Lake: 3/100
Medical Lake is 1 points higher.
Kennewick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Medical Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kennewick: 0/100 · Medical Lake: 0/100
No gap.
Kennewick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medical Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kennewick: 1/100 · Medical Lake: 1/100
No gap.
Kennewick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Medical Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kennewick: Unavailable · Medical Lake: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kennewick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Medical Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kennewick: 36/100 · Medical Lake: 50/100
Medical Lake is 14 points higher.
Kennewick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Medical Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kennewick: 11/100 · Medical Lake: 12/100
Medical Lake is 1 points higher.
Kennewick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Medical Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.