City vs city
Fountain Hills vs Rio Verde, AZ
Fountain Hills currently scores 5 points higher overall than Rio Verde, with the largest gap in hail.
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
Fountain Hills: 37/100 · Rio Verde: 32/100
Fountain Hills is 5 points higher.
Flood
Fountain Hills: 73/100 · Rio Verde: 64/100
Fountain Hills is 9 points higher.
Fountain Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Rio Verde: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Fountain Hills: 11/100 · Rio Verde: 11/100
No gap.
Fountain Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Verde: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Fountain Hills: 18/100 · Rio Verde: 18/100
No gap.
Fountain Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Verde: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Fountain Hills: 0/100 · Rio Verde: 0/100
No gap.
Fountain Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Verde: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Fountain Hills: 19/100 · Rio Verde: 2/100
Fountain Hills is 17 points higher.
Fountain Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Verde: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Fountain Hills: Unavailable · Rio Verde: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Fountain Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Verde: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Fountain Hills: 71/100 · Rio Verde: 70/100
Fountain Hills is 1 points higher.
Fountain Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Verde: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Fountain Hills: 28/100 · Rio Verde: 28/100
No gap.
Fountain 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.
Rio Verde: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.