City vs city
Mesa vs Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Oak Creek Canyon currently scores 17 points higher overall than Mesa, 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
Mesa: 30/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 47/100
Oak Creek Canyon is 17 points higher.
Flood
Mesa: 76/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 35/100
Mesa is 41 points higher.
Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Oak Creek Canyon: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mesa: 11/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 10/100
Mesa is 1 points higher.
Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Oak Creek Canyon: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mesa: 21/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 34/100
Oak Creek Canyon is 13 points higher.
Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Oak Creek Canyon: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mesa: 8/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 0/100
Mesa is 8 points higher.
Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Creek Canyon: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mesa: 5/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 5/100
No gap.
Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Oak Creek Canyon: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mesa: Unavailable · Oak Creek Canyon: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Oak Creek Canyon: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mesa: 67/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 96/100
Oak Creek Canyon is 29 points higher.
Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Oak Creek Canyon: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mesa: 25/100 · Oak Creek Canyon: 100/100
Oak Creek Canyon is 75 points higher.
Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Oak Creek 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.
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