City vs city
Carefree vs Cave Creek, AZ
Carefree and Cave Creek are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Carefree: 39/100 · Cave Creek: 39/100
No gap.
Flood
Carefree: 88/100 · Cave Creek: 88/100
No gap.
Carefree: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Cave Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carefree: 10/100 · Cave Creek: 10/100
No gap.
Carefree: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cave Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carefree: 16/100 · Cave Creek: 16/100
No gap.
Carefree: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cave Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carefree: 0/100 · Cave Creek: 0/100
No gap.
Carefree: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cave Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carefree: 22/100 · Cave Creek: 22/100
No gap.
Carefree: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cave Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carefree: Unavailable · Cave Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carefree: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cave Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carefree: 73/100 · Cave Creek: 73/100
No gap.
Carefree: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cave Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carefree: 26/100 · Cave Creek: 26/100
No gap.
Carefree: 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.