City vs city
Cactus Flats vs Mesa, AZ
Mesa currently scores 1 points higher overall than Cactus Flats, 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
Cactus Flats: 29/100 · Mesa: 30/100
Mesa is 1 points higher.
Flood
Cactus Flats: 48/100 · Mesa: 76/100
Mesa is 28 points higher.
Cactus Flats: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cactus Flats: 12/100 · Mesa: 11/100
Cactus Flats is 1 points higher.
Cactus Flats: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cactus Flats: 28/100 · Mesa: 21/100
Cactus Flats is 7 points higher.
Cactus Flats: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cactus Flats: 0/100 · Mesa: 8/100
Mesa is 8 points higher.
Cactus Flats: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cactus Flats: 7/100 · Mesa: 5/100
Cactus Flats is 2 points higher.
Cactus Flats: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cactus Flats: Unavailable · Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cactus Flats: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cactus Flats: 58/100 · Mesa: 67/100
Mesa is 9 points higher.
Cactus Flats: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cactus Flats: 19/100 · Mesa: 25/100
Mesa is 6 points higher.
Cactus Flats: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.