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Prescott vs Scottsdale, AZ

Prescott currently scores 6 points higher overall than Scottsdale, with the largest gap in hail.

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Prescott

42/100

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Scottsdale

36/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Prescott: 42/100 · Scottsdale: 36/100

Prescott is 6 points higher.

Flood

Prescott: 39/100 · Scottsdale: 85/100

Scottsdale is 46 points higher.

Prescott: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.

Scottsdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Prescott: 10/100 · Scottsdale: 11/100

Scottsdale is 1 points higher.

Prescott: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Scottsdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Prescott: 25/100 · Scottsdale: 17/100

Prescott is 8 points higher.

Prescott: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Scottsdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Prescott: 4/100 · Scottsdale: 15/100

Scottsdale is 11 points higher.

Prescott: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scottsdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Prescott: 89/100 · Scottsdale: 27/100

Prescott is 62 points higher.

Prescott: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Scottsdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Prescott: Unavailable · Scottsdale: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Prescott: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Scottsdale: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Prescott: 71/100 · Scottsdale: 73/100

Scottsdale is 2 points higher.

Prescott: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Scottsdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Prescott: 53/100 · Scottsdale: 24/100

Prescott is 29 points higher.

Prescott: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Scottsdale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.