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Seattle vs Spokane, WA

Spokane currently scores 9 points higher overall than Seattle, with the largest gap in wildfire.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Seattle

14/100

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Spokane

23/100

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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

Seattle: 14/100 · Spokane: 23/100

Spokane is 9 points higher.

Flood

Seattle: 30/100 · Spokane: 26/100

Seattle is 4 points higher.

Seattle: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Spokane: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Seattle: 7/100 · Spokane: 11/100

Spokane is 4 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Seattle: 1/100 · Spokane: 3/100

Spokane is 2 points higher.

Seattle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Spokane: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Seattle: 0/100 · Spokane: 0/100

No gap.

Seattle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Spokane: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Seattle: 0/100 · Spokane: 25/100

Spokane is 25 points higher.

Seattle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Spokane: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Seattle: Unavailable · Spokane: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Seattle: 26/100 · Spokane: 63/100

Spokane is 37 points higher.

Seattle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Spokane: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Seattle: 8/100 · Spokane: 12/100

Spokane is 4 points higher.

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

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