City vs city
Lakeside vs Sun City West, AZ
Lakeside currently scores 3 points higher overall than Sun City West, 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
Lakeside: 36/100 · Sun City West: 33/100
Lakeside is 3 points higher.
Flood
Lakeside: 42/100 · Sun City West: 93/100
Sun City West is 51 points higher.
Lakeside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Sun City West: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Lakeside: 11/100 · Sun City West: 10/100
Lakeside is 1 points higher.
Lakeside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sun City West: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Lakeside: 38/100 · Sun City West: 15/100
Lakeside is 23 points higher.
Lakeside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sun City West: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Lakeside: 0/100 · Sun City West: 8/100
Sun City West is 8 points higher.
Lakeside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sun City West: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Lakeside: 22/100 · Sun City West: 2/100
Lakeside is 20 points higher.
Lakeside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sun City West: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Lakeside: Unavailable · Sun City West: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Lakeside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sun City West: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Lakeside: 77/100 · Sun City West: 81/100
Sun City West is 4 points higher.
Lakeside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sun City West: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Lakeside: 23/100 · Sun City West: 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.
Sun City West: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.