City vs city
Medical Lake vs Tacoma, WA
Tacoma currently scores 4 points higher overall than Medical Lake, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Medical Lake: 17/100 · Tacoma: 21/100
Tacoma is 4 points higher.
Flood
Medical Lake: 25/100 · Tacoma: 54/100
Tacoma is 29 points higher.
Medical Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Medical Lake: 11/100 · Tacoma: 7/100
Medical Lake is 4 points higher.
Medical Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Medical Lake: 3/100 · Tacoma: 2/100
Medical Lake is 1 points higher.
Medical Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Medical Lake: 0/100 · Tacoma: 12/100
Tacoma is 12 points higher.
Medical Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Medical Lake: 1/100 · Tacoma: 0/100
Medical Lake is 1 points higher.
Medical Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Medical Lake: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Medical Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Medical Lake: 50/100 · Tacoma: 42/100
Medical Lake is 8 points higher.
Medical Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Medical Lake: 12/100 · Tacoma: 9/100
Medical Lake is 3 points higher.
Medical Lake: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tacoma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.