City vs city
Port Ludlow vs Port Townsend, WA
Port Ludlow currently scores 8 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.
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 Ludlow: 11/100 · Port Townsend: 3/100
Port Ludlow is 8 points higher.
Flood
Port Ludlow: 0/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100
No gap.
Port Ludlow: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Port Townsend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Port Ludlow: 7/100 · Port Townsend: 7/100
No gap.
Port Ludlow: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Port Townsend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Port Ludlow: 1/100 · Port Townsend: 1/100
No gap.
Port Ludlow: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Port Townsend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Port Ludlow: 0/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100
No gap.
Port Ludlow: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Townsend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Port Ludlow: 0/100 · Port Townsend: 0/100
No gap.
Port Ludlow: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Port Townsend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Port Ludlow: Unavailable · Port Townsend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Port Ludlow: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Port Townsend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Port Ludlow: 38/100 · Port Townsend: 1/100
Port Ludlow is 37 points higher.
Port Ludlow: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Port Townsend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Port Ludlow: 8/100 · Port Townsend: 8/100
No gap.
Port Ludlow: 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.