City vs city
Cienega Springs vs Desert Hills, AZ
Cienega Springs currently scores 5 points higher overall than Desert Hills, 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
Cienega Springs: 21/100 · Desert Hills: 16/100
Cienega Springs is 5 points higher.
Flood
Cienega Springs: 26/100 · Desert Hills: 2/100
Cienega Springs is 24 points higher.
Cienega Springs: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Desert Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cienega Springs: 8/100 · Desert Hills: 8/100
No gap.
Cienega Springs: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Desert Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cienega Springs: 13/100 · Desert Hills: 11/100
Cienega Springs is 2 points higher.
Cienega Springs: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Desert Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cienega Springs: 0/100 · Desert Hills: 0/100
No gap.
Cienega Springs: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Desert Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cienega Springs: 0/100 · Desert Hills: 6/100
Desert Hills is 6 points higher.
Cienega Springs: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Desert Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cienega Springs: Unavailable · Desert Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cienega Springs: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Desert Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cienega Springs: 41/100 · Desert Hills: 48/100
Desert Hills is 7 points higher.
Cienega Springs: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Desert Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cienega Springs: 18/100 · Desert Hills: 19/100
Desert Hills is 1 points higher.
Cienega Springs: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Desert Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.