City vs city
Cottonwood vs Sedona, AZ
Sedona currently scores 4 points higher overall than Cottonwood, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Cottonwood: 46/100 · Sedona: 50/100
Sedona is 4 points higher.
Flood
Cottonwood: 50/100 · Sedona: 35/100
Cottonwood is 15 points higher.
Cottonwood: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Sedona: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Cottonwood: 10/100 · Sedona: 10/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sedona: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Cottonwood: 31/100 · Sedona: 34/100
Sedona is 3 points higher.
Cottonwood: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sedona: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Cottonwood: 0/100 · Sedona: 0/100
No gap.
Cottonwood: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sedona: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Cottonwood: 25/100 · Sedona: 31/100
Sedona is 6 points higher.
Cottonwood: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sedona: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Cottonwood: Unavailable · Sedona: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Cottonwood: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sedona: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Cottonwood: 61/100 · Sedona: 90/100
Sedona is 29 points higher.
Cottonwood: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sedona: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Cottonwood: 100/100 · Sedona: 100/100
No gap.
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.
Sedona: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.