City vs city
Bear Flat vs Payson, AZ
Payson currently scores 1 points higher overall than Bear Flat, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Bear Flat: 33/100 · Payson: 34/100
Payson is 1 points higher.
Flood
Bear Flat: 35/100 · Payson: 35/100
No gap.
Bear Flat: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Payson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bear Flat: 11/100 · Payson: 11/100
No gap.
Bear Flat: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Payson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bear Flat: 30/100 · Payson: 29/100
Bear Flat is 1 points higher.
Bear Flat: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Payson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bear Flat: 0/100 · Payson: 0/100
No gap.
Bear Flat: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Payson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bear Flat: 2/100 · Payson: 12/100
Payson is 10 points higher.
Bear Flat: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Payson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bear Flat: Unavailable · Payson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Bear Flat: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Payson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Bear Flat: 96/100 · Payson: 91/100
Bear Flat is 5 points higher.
Bear Flat: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Payson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Bear Flat: 23/100 · Payson: 24/100
Payson is 1 points higher.
Bear Flat: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Payson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.