City vs city
Cave Creek vs Rio Verde, AZ
Cave Creek currently scores 7 points higher overall than Rio Verde, 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
Cave Creek: 39/100 · Rio Verde: 32/100
Cave Creek is 7 points higher.
Flood
Cave Creek: 88/100 · Rio Verde: 64/100
Cave Creek is 24 points higher.
Cave Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Rio Verde: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cave Creek: 10/100 · Rio Verde: 11/100
Rio Verde is 1 points higher.
Cave Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Verde: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cave Creek: 16/100 · Rio Verde: 18/100
Rio Verde is 2 points higher.
Cave Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Verde: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cave Creek: 0/100 · Rio Verde: 0/100
No gap.
Cave Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Verde: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cave Creek: 22/100 · Rio Verde: 2/100
Cave Creek is 20 points higher.
Cave Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Verde: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cave Creek: Unavailable · Rio Verde: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cave Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Verde: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cave Creek: 73/100 · Rio Verde: 70/100
Cave Creek is 3 points higher.
Cave Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Verde: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cave Creek: 26/100 · Rio Verde: 28/100
Rio Verde is 2 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.
Rio Verde: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.