City vs city
Port Angeles East vs Tacoma, WA
Tacoma currently scores 11 points higher overall than Port Angeles East, 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
Port Angeles East: 10/100 · Tacoma: 21/100
Tacoma is 11 points higher.
Flood
Port Angeles East: 24/100 · Tacoma: 54/100
Tacoma is 30 points higher.
Port Angeles East: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Port Angeles East: 6/100 · Tacoma: 7/100
Tacoma is 1 points higher.
Port Angeles East: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Port Angeles East: 1/100 · Tacoma: 2/100
Tacoma is 1 points higher.
Port Angeles East: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Port Angeles East: 0/100 · Tacoma: 12/100
Tacoma is 12 points higher.
Port Angeles East: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Port Angeles East: 0/100 · Tacoma: 0/100
No gap.
Port Angeles East: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Port Angeles East: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Port Angeles East: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Port Angeles East: 6/100 · Tacoma: 42/100
Tacoma is 36 points higher.
Port Angeles East: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Port Angeles East: 12/100 · Tacoma: 9/100
Port Angeles East is 3 points higher.
Port Angeles East: 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.