City vs city
Lakeside vs Queen Creek, AZ
Lakeside and Queen Creek are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Lakeside: 36/100 · Queen Creek: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Lakeside: 42/100 · Queen Creek: 88/100
Queen Creek is 46 points higher.
Lakeside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Queen Creek: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakeside: 11/100 · Queen Creek: 11/100
No gap.
Lakeside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Queen Creek: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakeside: 38/100 · Queen Creek: 22/100
Lakeside is 16 points higher.
Lakeside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Queen Creek: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakeside: 0/100 · Queen Creek: 12/100
Queen Creek is 12 points higher.
Lakeside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Queen Creek: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakeside: 22/100 · Queen Creek: 18/100
Lakeside is 4 points higher.
Lakeside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Queen Creek: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakeside: Unavailable · Queen Creek: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakeside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Queen Creek: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakeside: 77/100 · Queen Creek: 77/100
No gap.
Lakeside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Queen Creek: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakeside: 23/100 · Queen Creek: 23/100
No gap.
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.
Queen Creek: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.