City vs city
Elgin vs Sierra Vista, AZ
Sierra Vista currently scores 1 points higher overall than Elgin, 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
Elgin: 32/100 · Sierra Vista: 33/100
Sierra Vista is 1 points higher.
Flood
Elgin: 43/100 · Sierra Vista: 35/100
Elgin is 8 points higher.
Elgin: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Sierra Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Elgin: 13/100 · Sierra Vista: 13/100
No gap.
Elgin: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sierra Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Elgin: 45/100 · Sierra Vista: 45/100
No gap.
Elgin: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sierra Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Elgin: 0/100 · Sierra Vista: 0/100
No gap.
Elgin: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sierra Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Elgin: 18/100 · Sierra Vista: 25/100
Sierra Vista is 7 points higher.
Elgin: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sierra Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Elgin: Unavailable · Sierra Vista: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Elgin: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sierra Vista: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Elgin: 51/100 · Sierra Vista: 63/100
Sierra Vista is 12 points higher.
Elgin: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sierra Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Elgin: 19/100 · Sierra Vista: 19/100
No gap.
Elgin: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Sierra Vista: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
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