City vs city
Tacoma vs Terrace Heights, WA
Terrace Heights currently scores 1 points higher overall than Tacoma, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 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
Tacoma: 21/100 · Terrace Heights: 22/100
Terrace Heights is 1 points higher.
Flood
Tacoma: 54/100 · Terrace Heights: 43/100
Tacoma is 11 points higher.
Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Terrace Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Tacoma: 7/100 · Terrace Heights: 8/100
Terrace Heights is 1 points higher.
Tacoma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Terrace Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Tacoma: 2/100 · Terrace Heights: 1/100
Tacoma is 1 points higher.
Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Terrace Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Tacoma: 12/100 · Terrace Heights: 19/100
Terrace Heights is 7 points higher.
Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Terrace Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Tacoma: 0/100 · Terrace Heights: 5/100
Terrace Heights is 5 points higher.
Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Terrace Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Tacoma: Unavailable · Terrace Heights: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Tacoma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Terrace Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Tacoma: 42/100 · Terrace Heights: 68/100
Terrace Heights is 26 points higher.
Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Terrace Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Tacoma: 9/100 · Terrace Heights: 9/100
No gap.
Tacoma: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Terrace Heights: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.