← Back to Arivaca snapshotCity comparison page

City vs city

Arivaca vs Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale currently scores 5 points higher overall than Arivaca, with the largest gap in flood.

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

Arivaca

31/100

Open city page →

Scottsdale

36/100

Open city page →

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

Arivaca: 31/100 · Scottsdale: 36/100

Scottsdale is 5 points higher.

Flood

Arivaca: 38/100 · Scottsdale: 85/100

Scottsdale is 47 points higher.

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

Scottsdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Arivaca: 12/100 · Scottsdale: 11/100

Arivaca is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Arivaca: 44/100 · Scottsdale: 17/100

Arivaca is 27 points higher.

Arivaca: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Scottsdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Arivaca: 0/100 · Scottsdale: 15/100

Scottsdale is 15 points higher.

Arivaca: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scottsdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Arivaca: 4/100 · Scottsdale: 27/100

Scottsdale is 23 points higher.

Arivaca: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scottsdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Arivaca: Unavailable · Scottsdale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Arivaca: 69/100 · Scottsdale: 73/100

Scottsdale is 4 points higher.

Arivaca: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Scottsdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Arivaca: 20/100 · Scottsdale: 24/100

Scottsdale is 4 points higher.

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

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