City vs city
La Center vs Mount Vista, WA
La Center and Mount Vista are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
La Center: 15/100 · Mount Vista: 15/100
No gap.
Flood
La Center: 26/100 · Mount Vista: 23/100
La Center is 3 points higher.
La Center: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Mount Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Center: 6/100 · Mount Vista: 6/100
No gap.
La Center: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mount Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Center: 1/100 · Mount Vista: 1/100
No gap.
La Center: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mount Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Center: 15/100 · Mount Vista: 4/100
La Center is 11 points higher.
La Center: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Center: 1/100 · Mount Vista: 3/100
Mount Vista is 2 points higher.
La Center: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mount Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Center: Unavailable · Mount Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Center: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mount Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Center: 49/100 · Mount Vista: 55/100
Mount Vista is 6 points higher.
La Center: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mount Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Center: 8/100 · Mount Vista: 10/100
Mount Vista is 2 points higher.
La Center: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mount Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.