City vs city
Port Townsend vs River Road, WA
River Road currently scores 20 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 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
Port Townsend: 3/100 · River Road: 23/100
River Road is 20 points higher.
Flood
Port Townsend: 0/100 · River Road: 48/100
River Road is 48 points higher.
Port Townsend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
River Road: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Port Townsend: 7/100 · River Road: 6/100
Port Townsend is 1 points higher.
Port Townsend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
River Road: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Port Townsend: 1/100 · River Road: 1/100
No gap.
Port Townsend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
River Road: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Port Townsend: 0/100 · River Road: 0/100
No gap.
Port Townsend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Road: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Port Townsend: 0/100 · River Road: 0/100
No gap.
Port Townsend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
River Road: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Port Townsend: Unavailable · River Road: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Port Townsend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
River Road: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Port Townsend: 1/100 · River Road: 48/100
River Road is 47 points higher.
Port Townsend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
River Road: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Port Townsend: 8/100 · River Road: 10/100
River Road is 2 points higher.
Port Townsend: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
River Road: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.