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Flagstaff vs Phoenix, AZ

Flagstaff currently scores 6 points higher overall than Phoenix, with the largest gap in flood.

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Flagstaff

40/100

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Phoenix

34/100

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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

Flagstaff: 40/100 · Phoenix: 34/100

Flagstaff is 6 points higher.

Flood

Flagstaff: 43/100 · Phoenix: 75/100

Phoenix is 32 points higher.

Flagstaff: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Phoenix: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Flagstaff: 10/100 · Phoenix: 10/100

No gap.

Flagstaff: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Phoenix: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Flagstaff: 33/100 · Phoenix: 17/100

Flagstaff is 16 points higher.

Flagstaff: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Phoenix: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Flagstaff: 0/100 · Phoenix: 12/100

Phoenix is 12 points higher.

Flagstaff: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Phoenix: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Flagstaff: 33/100 · Phoenix: 18/100

Flagstaff is 15 points higher.

Flagstaff: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Phoenix: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Flagstaff: Unavailable · Phoenix: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Flagstaff: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Phoenix: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Flagstaff: 87/100 · Phoenix: 87/100

No gap.

Flagstaff: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Phoenix: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Ingested air quality

Flagstaff: 36/100 · Phoenix: 22/100

Flagstaff is 14 points higher.

Flagstaff: 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.