City vs city
El Mirage vs Surprise, AZ
Surprise currently scores 3 points higher overall than El Mirage, with the largest gap in tornado.
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 is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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
El Mirage: 35/100 · Surprise: 38/100
Surprise is 3 points higher.
Flood
El Mirage: 96/100 · Surprise: 98/100
Surprise is 2 points higher.
El Mirage: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 13 features intersect this tile.
Surprise: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
El Mirage: 10/100 · Surprise: 10/100
No gap.
El Mirage: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Surprise: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
El Mirage: 16/100 · Surprise: 15/100
El Mirage is 1 points higher.
El Mirage: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Surprise: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
El Mirage: 15/100 · Surprise: 0/100
El Mirage is 15 points higher.
El Mirage: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Surprise: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
El Mirage: 6/100 · Surprise: 8/100
Surprise is 2 points higher.
El Mirage: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Surprise: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
El Mirage: Unavailable · Surprise: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
El Mirage: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Surprise: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
El Mirage: 83/100 · Surprise: 75/100
El Mirage is 8 points higher.
El Mirage: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Surprise: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
El Mirage: 21/100 · Surprise: 21/100
No gap.
El Mirage: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Surprise: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.