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Tacoma vs Vancouver, WA

Tacoma currently scores 6 points higher overall than Vancouver, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Tacoma

21/100

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Vancouver

15/100

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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

Tacoma: 21/100 · Vancouver: 15/100

Tacoma is 6 points higher.

Flood

Tacoma: 54/100 · Vancouver: 26/100

Tacoma is 28 points higher.

Tacoma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Vancouver: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Tacoma: 7/100 · Vancouver: 6/100

Tacoma is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Tacoma: 2/100 · Vancouver: 1/100

Tacoma is 1 points higher.

Tacoma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Vancouver: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Tacoma: 12/100 · Vancouver: 4/100

Tacoma is 8 points higher.

Tacoma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vancouver: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Tacoma: 0/100 · Vancouver: 1/100

Vancouver is 1 points higher.

Tacoma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Vancouver: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Tacoma: Unavailable · Vancouver: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Tacoma: 42/100 · Vancouver: 54/100

Vancouver is 12 points higher.

Tacoma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Vancouver: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Tacoma: 9/100 · Vancouver: 10/100

Vancouver is 1 points higher.

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

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