City vs city
Port Angeles vs Port Townsend, WA
Port Angeles currently scores 16 points higher overall than Port Townsend, 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
Port Angeles: 19/100 · Port Townsend: 3/100
Port Angeles is 16 points higher.
Flood
Port Angeles: 69/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100
Port Angeles is 69 points higher.
Port Angeles: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Port Townsend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Port Angeles: 6/100 · Port Townsend: 7/100
Port Townsend is 1 points higher.
Port Angeles: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Townsend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Port Angeles: 1/100 · Port Townsend: 1/100
No gap.
Port Angeles: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Townsend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Port Angeles: 0/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100
No gap.
Port Angeles: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Townsend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Port Angeles: 0/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100
No gap.
Port Angeles: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Townsend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Port Angeles: Unavailable · Port Townsend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Port Angeles: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Port Townsend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Port Angeles: 8/100 · Port Townsend: 1/100
Port Angeles is 7 points higher.
Port Angeles: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Townsend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Port Angeles: 12/100 · Port Townsend: 8/100
Port Angeles is 4 points higher.
Port Angeles: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Port Townsend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.