City vs city
Olympia vs University Place, WA
Olympia currently scores 9 points higher overall than University Place, 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 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
Olympia: 18/100 · University Place: 9/100
Olympia is 9 points higher.
Flood
Olympia: 25/100 · University Place: 0/100
Olympia is 25 points higher.
Olympia: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
University Place: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Olympia: 6/100 · University Place: 7/100
University Place is 1 points higher.
Olympia: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
University Place: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Olympia: 2/100 · University Place: 2/100
No gap.
Olympia: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
University Place: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Olympia: 0/100 · University Place: 0/100
No gap.
Olympia: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
University Place: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Olympia: 3/100 · University Place: 0/100
Olympia is 3 points higher.
Olympia: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
University Place: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Olympia: Unavailable · University Place: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Olympia: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
University Place: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Olympia: 60/100 · University Place: 26/100
Olympia is 34 points higher.
Olympia: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
University Place: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Olympia: 9/100 · University Place: 9/100
No gap.
Olympia: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
University Place: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.