City vs city
Medical Lake vs Ritzville, WA
Medical Lake currently scores 4 points higher overall than Ritzville, 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
Medical Lake: 17/100 · Ritzville: 13/100
Medical Lake is 4 points higher.
Flood
Medical Lake: 25/100 · Ritzville: 20/100
Medical Lake is 5 points higher.
Medical Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Ritzville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Medical Lake: 11/100 · Ritzville: 10/100
Medical Lake is 1 points higher.
Medical Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ritzville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Medical Lake: 3/100 · Ritzville: 6/100
Ritzville is 3 points higher.
Medical Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ritzville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Medical Lake: 0/100 · Ritzville: 4/100
Ritzville is 4 points higher.
Medical Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ritzville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Medical Lake: 1/100 · Ritzville: 0/100
Medical Lake is 1 points higher.
Medical Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ritzville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Medical Lake: Unavailable · Ritzville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Medical Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ritzville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Medical Lake: 50/100 · Ritzville: 23/100
Medical Lake is 27 points higher.
Medical Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ritzville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Medical Lake: 12/100 · Ritzville: 12/100
No gap.
Medical Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Ritzville: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.