City vs city
Kennewick vs Tacoma, WA
Tacoma currently scores 11 points higher overall than Kennewick, 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 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 · Tacoma: 21/100
Tacoma is 11 points higher.
Flood
Kennewick: Unavailable · Tacoma: 54/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kennewick: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Kennewick: 9/100 · Tacoma: 7/100
Kennewick is 2 points higher.
Kennewick: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Kennewick: 2/100 · Tacoma: 2/100
No gap.
Kennewick: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Kennewick: 0/100 · Tacoma: 12/100
Tacoma is 12 points higher.
Kennewick: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Kennewick: 1/100 · Tacoma: 0/100
Kennewick is 1 points higher.
Kennewick: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Kennewick: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Kennewick: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Kennewick: 36/100 · Tacoma: 42/100
Tacoma is 6 points higher.
Kennewick: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Kennewick: 11/100 · Tacoma: 9/100
Kennewick is 2 points higher.
Kennewick: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Tacoma: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.