City vs city
Buckeye vs Gila Bend, AZ
Buckeye currently scores 4 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
Buckeye: 35/100 · Gila Bend: 31/100
Buckeye is 4 points higher.
Flood
Buckeye: 93/100 · Gila Bend: 100/100
Gila Bend is 7 points higher.
Buckeye: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Gila Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Buckeye: 10/100 · Gila Bend: 10/100
No gap.
Buckeye: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Gila Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Buckeye: 16/100 · Gila Bend: 22/100
Gila Bend is 6 points higher.
Buckeye: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Gila Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Buckeye: 0/100 · Gila Bend: 15/100
Gila Bend is 15 points higher.
Buckeye: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gila Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Buckeye: 3/100 · Gila Bend: 5/100
Gila Bend is 2 points higher.
Buckeye: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Gila Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Buckeye: Unavailable · Gila Bend: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Buckeye: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Gila Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Buckeye: 61/100 · Gila Bend: 36/100
Buckeye is 25 points higher.
Buckeye: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Gila Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Buckeye: 26/100 · Gila Bend: 28/100
Gila Bend is 2 points higher.
Buckeye: 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.