City vs city
Black Canyon City vs Cave Creek, AZ
Cave Creek currently scores 11 points higher overall than Black Canyon City, with the largest gap in flood.
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
Black Canyon City: 28/100 · Cave Creek: 39/100
Cave Creek is 11 points higher.
Flood
Black Canyon City: 55/100 · Cave Creek: 88/100
Cave Creek is 33 points higher.
Black Canyon City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Cave Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Black Canyon City: 10/100 · Cave Creek: 10/100
No gap.
Black Canyon City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cave Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Black Canyon City: 16/100 · Cave Creek: 16/100
No gap.
Black Canyon City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cave Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Black Canyon City: 0/100 · Cave Creek: 0/100
No gap.
Black Canyon City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cave Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Black Canyon City: 1/100 · Cave Creek: 22/100
Cave Creek is 21 points higher.
Black Canyon City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cave Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Black Canyon City: Unavailable · Cave Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Black Canyon City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cave Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Black Canyon City: 57/100 · Cave Creek: 73/100
Cave Creek is 16 points higher.
Black Canyon City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cave Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Black Canyon City: 26/100 · Cave Creek: 26/100
No gap.
Black Canyon City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cave Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.