City vs city
Moses Lake vs Olympia, WA
Olympia currently scores 2 points higher overall than Moses Lake, 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
Moses Lake: 16/100 · Olympia: 18/100
Olympia is 2 points higher.
Flood
Moses Lake: 29/100 · Olympia: 25/100
Moses Lake is 4 points higher.
Moses Lake: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Olympia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Moses Lake: 10/100 · Olympia: 6/100
Moses Lake is 4 points higher.
Moses Lake: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Olympia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Moses Lake: 4/100 · Olympia: 2/100
Moses Lake is 2 points higher.
Moses Lake: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Olympia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Moses Lake: 0/100 · Olympia: 0/100
No gap.
Moses Lake: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Olympia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Moses Lake: 4/100 · Olympia: 3/100
Moses Lake is 1 points higher.
Moses Lake: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Olympia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Moses Lake: Unavailable · Olympia: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Moses Lake: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Olympia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Moses Lake: 39/100 · Olympia: 60/100
Olympia is 21 points higher.
Moses Lake: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Olympia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Moses Lake: 11/100 · Olympia: 9/100
Moses Lake is 2 points higher.
Moses Lake: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Olympia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.