City vs city
Lakewood vs University Place, WA
Lakewood currently scores 10 points higher overall than University Place, 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
Lakewood: 19/100 · University Place: 9/100
Lakewood is 10 points higher.
Flood
Lakewood: 25/100 · University Place: 0/100
Lakewood is 25 points higher.
Lakewood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
University Place: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakewood: 7/100 · University Place: 7/100
No gap.
Lakewood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
University Place: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakewood: 2/100 · University Place: 2/100
No gap.
Lakewood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
University Place: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakewood: 0/100 · University Place: 0/100
No gap.
Lakewood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
University Place: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakewood: 0/100 · University Place: 0/100
No gap.
Lakewood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
University Place: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakewood: Unavailable · University Place: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakewood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
University Place: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakewood: 52/100 · University Place: 26/100
Lakewood is 26 points higher.
Lakewood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
University Place: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakewood: 8/100 · University Place: 9/100
University Place is 1 points higher.
Lakewood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
University Place: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.