City vs city
Ocean Shores vs Rochester, WA
Ocean Shores currently scores 6 points higher overall than Rochester, 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
Ocean Shores: 27/100 · Rochester: 21/100
Ocean Shores is 6 points higher.
Flood
Ocean Shores: 69/100 · Rochester: 28/100
Ocean Shores is 41 points higher.
Ocean Shores: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Rochester: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ocean Shores: 5/100 · Rochester: 6/100
Rochester is 1 points higher.
Ocean Shores: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rochester: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ocean Shores: 0/100 · Rochester: 1/100
Rochester is 1 points higher.
Ocean Shores: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rochester: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ocean Shores: 0/100 · Rochester: 0/100
No gap.
Ocean Shores: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ocean Shores: 0/100 · Rochester: 0/100
No gap.
Ocean Shores: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rochester: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ocean Shores: Unavailable · Rochester: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ocean Shores: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rochester: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ocean Shores: 27/100 · Rochester: 60/100
Rochester is 33 points higher.
Ocean Shores: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rochester: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ocean Shores: 8/100 · Rochester: 9/100
Rochester is 1 points higher.
Ocean Shores: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Rochester: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.