City vs city
Lake Montezuma vs Payson, AZ
Lake Montezuma currently scores 8 points higher overall than Payson, with the largest gap in ingested air quality.
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
Lake Montezuma: 42/100 · Payson: 34/100
Lake Montezuma is 8 points higher.
Flood
Lake Montezuma: 40/100 · Payson: 35/100
Lake Montezuma is 5 points higher.
Lake Montezuma: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Payson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lake Montezuma: 10/100 · Payson: 11/100
Payson is 1 points higher.
Lake Montezuma: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Payson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lake Montezuma: 32/100 · Payson: 29/100
Lake Montezuma is 3 points higher.
Lake Montezuma: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Payson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lake Montezuma: 0/100 · Payson: 0/100
No gap.
Lake Montezuma: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Payson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lake Montezuma: 24/100 · Payson: 12/100
Lake Montezuma is 12 points higher.
Lake Montezuma: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Payson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lake Montezuma: Unavailable · Payson: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lake Montezuma: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Payson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lake Montezuma: 61/100 · Payson: 91/100
Payson is 30 points higher.
Lake Montezuma: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Payson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lake Montezuma: 83/100 · Payson: 24/100
Lake Montezuma is 59 points higher.
Lake Montezuma: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Payson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.