City vs city
Gila Bend vs Glendale, AZ
Glendale currently scores 3 points higher overall than Gila Bend, 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
Gila Bend: 31/100 · Glendale: 34/100
Glendale is 3 points higher.
Flood
Gila Bend: 100/100 · Glendale: 91/100
Gila Bend is 9 points higher.
Gila Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Glendale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gila Bend: 10/100 · Glendale: 10/100
No gap.
Gila Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Glendale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gila Bend: 22/100 · Glendale: 16/100
Gila Bend is 6 points higher.
Gila Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Glendale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gila Bend: 15/100 · Glendale: 4/100
Gila Bend is 11 points higher.
Gila Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Glendale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gila Bend: 5/100 · Glendale: 12/100
Glendale is 7 points higher.
Gila Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Glendale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gila Bend: Unavailable · Glendale: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gila Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Glendale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gila Bend: 36/100 · Glendale: 87/100
Glendale is 51 points higher.
Gila Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Glendale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gila Bend: 28/100 · Glendale: 21/100
Gila Bend is 7 points higher.
Gila Bend: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Glendale: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.