City vs city
Gold Canyon vs Superior, AZ
Gold Canyon and Superior are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Gold Canyon: 29/100 · Superior: 29/100
No gap.
Flood
Gold Canyon: 40/100 · Superior: 35/100
Gold Canyon is 5 points higher.
Gold Canyon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Superior: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Gold Canyon: 11/100 · Superior: 11/100
No gap.
Gold Canyon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Superior: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Gold Canyon: 22/100 · Superior: 24/100
Superior is 2 points higher.
Gold Canyon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Superior: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Gold Canyon: 0/100 · Superior: 0/100
No gap.
Gold Canyon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Superior: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Gold Canyon: 11/100 · Superior: 6/100
Gold Canyon is 5 points higher.
Gold Canyon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Superior: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Gold Canyon: Unavailable · Superior: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Gold Canyon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Superior: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Gold Canyon: 64/100 · Superior: 72/100
Superior is 8 points higher.
Gold Canyon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Superior: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Gold Canyon: 26/100 · Superior: 24/100
Gold Canyon is 2 points higher.
Gold Canyon: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Superior: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.