City vs city
Gila Bend vs Lakeside, AZ
Lakeside currently scores 5 points higher overall than Gila Bend, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Lakeside: 36/100
Lakeside is 5 points higher.
Flood
Gila Bend: 100/100 · Lakeside: 42/100
Gila Bend is 58 points higher.
Gila Bend: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 20 features intersect this tile.
Lakeside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gila Bend: 10/100 · Lakeside: 11/100
Lakeside is 1 points higher.
Gila Bend: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lakeside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gila Bend: 22/100 · Lakeside: 38/100
Lakeside is 16 points higher.
Gila Bend: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Lakeside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gila Bend: 15/100 · Lakeside: 0/100
Gila Bend is 15 points higher.
Gila Bend: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gila Bend: 5/100 · Lakeside: 22/100
Lakeside is 17 points higher.
Gila Bend: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Lakeside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gila Bend: Unavailable · Lakeside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gila Bend: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Lakeside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gila Bend: 36/100 · Lakeside: 77/100
Lakeside is 41 points higher.
Gila Bend: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Lakeside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gila Bend: 28/100 · Lakeside: 23/100
Gila Bend is 5 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.
Lakeside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.