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