City vs city
Lakeside vs Mescal, AZ
Lakeside currently scores 6 points higher overall than Mescal, 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
Lakeside: 36/100 · Mescal: 30/100
Lakeside is 6 points higher.
Flood
Lakeside: 42/100 · Mescal: 35/100
Lakeside is 7 points higher.
Lakeside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Mescal: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakeside: 11/100 · Mescal: 13/100
Mescal is 2 points higher.
Lakeside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Mescal: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakeside: 38/100 · Mescal: 40/100
Mescal is 2 points higher.
Lakeside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Mescal: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakeside: 0/100 · Mescal: 0/100
No gap.
Lakeside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mescal: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakeside: 22/100 · Mescal: 11/100
Lakeside is 11 points higher.
Lakeside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Mescal: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakeside: Unavailable · Mescal: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakeside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Mescal: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakeside: 77/100 · Mescal: 59/100
Lakeside is 18 points higher.
Lakeside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Mescal: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakeside: 23/100 · Mescal: 21/100
Lakeside is 2 points higher.
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.
Mescal: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.