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Seattle vs Summit, WA

Summit currently scores 3 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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Summit

17/100

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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 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

Seattle: 14/100 · Summit: 17/100

Summit is 3 points higher.

Flood

Seattle: 30/100 · Summit: 28/100

Seattle is 2 points higher.

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

Summit: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Seattle: 7/100 · Summit: 7/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

Seattle: 1/100 · Summit: 2/100

Summit is 1 points higher.

Seattle: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Summit: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Seattle: 0/100 · Summit: 8/100

Summit is 8 points higher.

Seattle: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Summit: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Seattle: 0/100 · Summit: 0/100

No gap.

Seattle: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Summit: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Seattle: Unavailable · Summit: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Seattle: 26/100 · Summit: 51/100

Summit is 25 points higher.

Seattle: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Summit: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Seattle: 8/100 · Summit: 8/100

No gap.

Seattle: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.

Summit: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.