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Snohomish vs Vancouver, WA

Vancouver currently scores 3 points higher overall than Snohomish, with the largest gap in tornado.

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

Snohomish

16/100

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Vancouver

19/100

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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

Snohomish: 16/100 · Vancouver: 19/100

Vancouver is 3 points higher.

Flood

Snohomish: 35/100 · Vancouver: 20/100

Snohomish is 15 points higher.

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

Vancouver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Snohomish: 7/100 · Vancouver: 6/100

Snohomish is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Snohomish: 1/100 · Vancouver: 1/100

No gap.

Snohomish: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Vancouver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Snohomish: 4/100 · Vancouver: 38/100

Vancouver is 34 points higher.

Snohomish: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vancouver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Snohomish: 1/100 · Vancouver: 5/100

Vancouver is 4 points higher.

Snohomish: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vancouver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Snohomish: Unavailable · Vancouver: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Snohomish: 47/100 · Vancouver: 53/100

Vancouver is 6 points higher.

Snohomish: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Vancouver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Snohomish: 14/100 · Vancouver: 10/100

Snohomish is 4 points higher.

Snohomish: 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.