City vs city
Carefree vs Mesa, AZ
Carefree currently scores 9 points higher overall than Mesa, 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
Carefree: 39/100 · Mesa: 30/100
Carefree is 9 points higher.
Flood
Carefree: 88/100 · Mesa: 76/100
Carefree is 12 points higher.
Carefree: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Carefree: 10/100 · Mesa: 11/100
Mesa is 1 points higher.
Carefree: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Carefree: 16/100 · Mesa: 21/100
Mesa is 5 points higher.
Carefree: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Carefree: 0/100 · Mesa: 8/100
Mesa is 8 points higher.
Carefree: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Carefree: 22/100 · Mesa: 5/100
Carefree is 17 points higher.
Carefree: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Carefree: Unavailable · Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Carefree: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Carefree: 73/100 · Mesa: 67/100
Carefree is 6 points higher.
Carefree: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Carefree: 26/100 · Mesa: 25/100
Carefree is 1 points higher.
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.
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.