City vs city
Kennewick vs Sammamish, WA
Sammamish currently scores 2 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 · Sammamish: 12/100
Sammamish is 2 points higher.
Flood
Kennewick: Unavailable · Sammamish: 31/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kennewick: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Sammamish: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kennewick: 9/100 · Sammamish: 7/100
Kennewick is 2 points higher.
Kennewick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sammamish: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kennewick: 2/100 · Sammamish: 1/100
Kennewick is 1 points higher.
Kennewick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sammamish: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kennewick: 0/100 · Sammamish: 0/100
No gap.
Kennewick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sammamish: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kennewick: 1/100 · Sammamish: 1/100
No gap.
Kennewick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sammamish: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kennewick: Unavailable · Sammamish: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kennewick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sammamish: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kennewick: 36/100 · Sammamish: 23/100
Kennewick is 13 points higher.
Kennewick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sammamish: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kennewick: 11/100 · Sammamish: 8/100
Kennewick is 3 points higher.
Kennewick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Sammamish: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.