City vs city
Port Townsend vs Vancouver, WA
Vancouver currently scores 16 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 Townsend: 3/100 · Vancouver: 19/100
Vancouver is 16 points higher.
Flood
Port Townsend: 0/100 · Vancouver: 20/100
Vancouver is 20 points higher.
Port Townsend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Vancouver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Port Townsend: 7/100 · Vancouver: 6/100
Port Townsend is 1 points higher.
Port Townsend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Vancouver: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Port Townsend: 1/100 · Vancouver: 1/100
No gap.
Port Townsend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Vancouver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Port Townsend: 0/100 · Vancouver: 38/100
Vancouver is 38 points higher.
Port Townsend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancouver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Port Townsend: 0/100 · Vancouver: 5/100
Vancouver is 5 points higher.
Port Townsend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Vancouver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Port Townsend: Unavailable · Vancouver: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Port Townsend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Vancouver: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Port Townsend: 1/100 · Vancouver: 53/100
Vancouver is 52 points higher.
Port Townsend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Vancouver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Port Townsend: 8/100 · Vancouver: 10/100
Vancouver is 2 points higher.
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.
Vancouver: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.