City vs city
Mesa vs Sahuarita, AZ
Mesa currently scores 4 points higher overall than Sahuarita, 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
Mesa: 36/100 · Sahuarita: 32/100
Mesa is 4 points higher.
Flood
Mesa: 90/100 · Sahuarita: 60/100
Mesa is 30 points higher.
Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Sahuarita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mesa: 11/100 · Sahuarita: 12/100
Sahuarita is 1 points higher.
Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sahuarita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mesa: 21/100 · Sahuarita: 43/100
Sahuarita is 22 points higher.
Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sahuarita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mesa: 15/100 · Sahuarita: 15/100
No gap.
Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sahuarita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mesa: 7/100 · Sahuarita: 25/100
Sahuarita is 18 points higher.
Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sahuarita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mesa: Unavailable · Sahuarita: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sahuarita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mesa: 82/100 · Sahuarita: 49/100
Mesa is 33 points higher.
Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sahuarita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mesa: 25/100 · Sahuarita: 21/100
Mesa is 4 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.
Sahuarita: 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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