City vs city
Chandler vs Cottonwood, AZ
Cottonwood currently scores 9 points higher overall than Chandler, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.
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
Chandler: 37/100 · Cottonwood: 46/100
Cottonwood is 9 points higher.
Flood
Chandler: 94/100 · Cottonwood: 50/100
Chandler is 44 points higher.
Chandler: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Cottonwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Chandler: 11/100 · Cottonwood: 10/100
Chandler is 1 points higher.
Chandler: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Chandler: 21/100 · Cottonwood: 31/100
Cottonwood is 10 points higher.
Chandler: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Chandler: 15/100 · Cottonwood: 0/100
Chandler is 15 points higher.
Chandler: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Chandler: 16/100 · Cottonwood: 25/100
Cottonwood is 9 points higher.
Chandler: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Chandler: Unavailable · Cottonwood: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Chandler: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Chandler: 86/100 · Cottonwood: 61/100
Chandler is 25 points higher.
Chandler: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Chandler: 19/100 · Cottonwood: 100/100
Cottonwood is 81 points higher.
Chandler: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Cottonwood: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.