City vs city
Drexel Heights vs Valencia West, AZ
Valencia West currently scores 6 points higher overall than Drexel Heights, 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
Drexel Heights: 33/100 · Valencia West: 39/100
Valencia West is 6 points higher.
Flood
Drexel Heights: 53/100 · Valencia West: 84/100
Valencia West is 31 points higher.
Drexel Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Valencia West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 21 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Drexel Heights: 12/100 · Valencia West: 12/100
No gap.
Drexel Heights: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Valencia West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Drexel Heights: 39/100 · Valencia West: 39/100
No gap.
Drexel Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Valencia West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Drexel Heights: 8/100 · Valencia West: 0/100
Drexel Heights is 8 points higher.
Drexel Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valencia West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Drexel Heights: 23/100 · Valencia West: 8/100
Drexel Heights is 15 points higher.
Drexel Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Valencia West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Drexel Heights: Unavailable · Valencia West: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Drexel Heights: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Valencia West: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Drexel Heights: 74/100 · Valencia West: 73/100
Drexel Heights is 1 points higher.
Drexel Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Valencia West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Drexel Heights: 19/100 · Valencia West: 19/100
No gap.
Drexel Heights: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Valencia West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.