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Redmond vs Sammamish, WA

Redmond and Sammamish are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference in flood.

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Redmond

12/100

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Sammamish

12/100

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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

Redmond: 12/100 · Sammamish: 12/100

No gap.

Flood

Redmond: 26/100 · Sammamish: 31/100

Sammamish is 5 points higher.

Redmond: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Sammamish: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Redmond: 7/100 · Sammamish: 7/100

No gap.

Redmond: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Sammamish: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Redmond: 1/100 · Sammamish: 1/100

No gap.

Redmond: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sammamish: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Redmond: 0/100 · Sammamish: 0/100

No gap.

Redmond: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sammamish: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Redmond: 3/100 · Sammamish: 1/100

Redmond is 2 points higher.

Redmond: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sammamish: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Redmond: Unavailable · Sammamish: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Redmond: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Sammamish: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Redmond: 27/100 · Sammamish: 23/100

Redmond is 4 points higher.

Redmond: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sammamish: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Redmond: 8/100 · Sammamish: 8/100

No gap.

Redmond: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Sammamish: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.