City vs city
Avondale vs Gila Bend, AZ
Avondale currently scores 7 points higher overall than Gila Bend, 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 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
Avondale: 38/100 · Gila Bend: 31/100
Avondale is 7 points higher.
Flood
Avondale: 96/100 · Gila Bend: 100/100
Gila Bend is 4 points higher.
Avondale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Gila Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Avondale: 10/100 · Gila Bend: 10/100
No gap.
Avondale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gila Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Avondale: 20/100 · Gila Bend: 22/100
Gila Bend is 2 points higher.
Avondale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gila Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Avondale: 0/100 · Gila Bend: 15/100
Gila Bend is 15 points higher.
Avondale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gila Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Avondale: 3/100 · Gila Bend: 5/100
Gila Bend is 2 points higher.
Avondale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gila Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Avondale: Unavailable · Gila Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Avondale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gila Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Avondale: 72/100 · Gila Bend: 36/100
Avondale is 36 points higher.
Avondale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gila Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Avondale: 28/100 · Gila Bend: 28/100
No gap.
Avondale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Gila Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.