City vs city
Desert Hills vs Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix currently scores 21 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
Desert Hills: 16/100 · Phoenix: 37/100
Phoenix is 21 points higher.
Flood
Desert Hills: 2/100 · Phoenix: 94/100
Phoenix is 92 points higher.
Desert Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Phoenix: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Hills: 8/100 · Phoenix: 11/100
Phoenix is 3 points higher.
Desert Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Phoenix: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Hills: 11/100 · Phoenix: 21/100
Phoenix is 10 points higher.
Desert Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Phoenix: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Hills: 0/100 · Phoenix: 15/100
Phoenix is 15 points higher.
Desert Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Phoenix: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Hills: 6/100 · Phoenix: 16/100
Phoenix is 10 points higher.
Desert Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Phoenix: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Hills: Unavailable · Phoenix: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Phoenix: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Hills: 48/100 · Phoenix: 86/100
Phoenix is 38 points higher.
Desert Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Phoenix: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Hills: 19/100 · Phoenix: 19/100
No gap.
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.
Phoenix: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.