City vs city
Desert Hills vs Quartzsite, AZ
Quartzsite currently scores 9 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 · Quartzsite: 25/100
Quartzsite is 9 points higher.
Flood
Desert Hills: 2/100 · Quartzsite: 68/100
Quartzsite is 66 points higher.
Desert Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Quartzsite: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Desert Hills: 8/100 · Quartzsite: 8/100
No gap.
Desert Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Quartzsite: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Desert Hills: 11/100 · Quartzsite: 14/100
Quartzsite is 3 points higher.
Desert Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Quartzsite: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Desert Hills: 0/100 · Quartzsite: 8/100
Quartzsite is 8 points higher.
Desert Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Quartzsite: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Desert Hills: 6/100 · Quartzsite: 11/100
Quartzsite is 5 points higher.
Desert Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Quartzsite: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Desert Hills: Unavailable · Quartzsite: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Desert Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Quartzsite: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Desert Hills: 48/100 · Quartzsite: 46/100
Desert Hills is 2 points higher.
Desert Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Quartzsite: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Desert Hills: 19/100 · Quartzsite: 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.
Quartzsite: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.