City vs city
Puyallup vs Tacoma, WA
Tacoma currently scores 2 points higher overall than Puyallup, 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
Puyallup: 19/100 · Tacoma: 21/100
Tacoma is 2 points higher.
Flood
Puyallup: 30/100 · Tacoma: 54/100
Tacoma is 24 points higher.
Puyallup: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Puyallup: 7/100 · Tacoma: 7/100
No gap.
Puyallup: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Puyallup: 2/100 · Tacoma: 2/100
No gap.
Puyallup: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Puyallup: 0/100 · Tacoma: 12/100
Tacoma is 12 points higher.
Puyallup: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Puyallup: 0/100 · Tacoma: 0/100
No gap.
Puyallup: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Puyallup: Unavailable · Tacoma: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Puyallup: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Puyallup: 49/100 · Tacoma: 42/100
Puyallup is 7 points higher.
Puyallup: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Puyallup: 8/100 · Tacoma: 9/100
Tacoma is 1 points higher.
Puyallup: 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.