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Olympia vs Port Townsend, WA

Olympia currently scores 15 points higher overall than Port Townsend, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Olympia

18/100

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Port Townsend

3/100

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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

Olympia: 18/100 · Port Townsend: 3/100

Olympia is 15 points higher.

Flood

Olympia: 25/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100

Olympia is 25 points higher.

Olympia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Port Townsend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Olympia: 6/100 · Port Townsend: 7/100

Port Townsend is 1 points higher.

Olympia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Port Townsend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Olympia: 2/100 · Port Townsend: 1/100

Olympia is 1 points higher.

Olympia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Port Townsend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Olympia: 0/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100

No gap.

Olympia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Townsend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Olympia: 3/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100

Olympia is 3 points higher.

Olympia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Port Townsend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Olympia: Unavailable · Port Townsend: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Olympia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Port Townsend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Olympia: 60/100 · Port Townsend: 1/100

Olympia is 59 points higher.

Olympia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Port Townsend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Olympia: 9/100 · Port Townsend: 8/100

Olympia is 1 points higher.

Olympia: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Port Townsend: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.