City vs city
Sonoita vs Whetstone, AZ
Sonoita currently scores 1 points higher overall than Whetstone, 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
Sonoita: 33/100 · Whetstone: 32/100
Sonoita is 1 points higher.
Flood
Sonoita: 48/100 · Whetstone: 40/100
Sonoita is 8 points higher.
Sonoita: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Whetstone: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Sonoita: 13/100 · Whetstone: 13/100
No gap.
Sonoita: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Whetstone: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Sonoita: 45/100 · Whetstone: 42/100
Sonoita is 3 points higher.
Sonoita: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Whetstone: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Sonoita: 0/100 · Whetstone: 0/100
No gap.
Sonoita: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whetstone: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Sonoita: 19/100 · Whetstone: 5/100
Sonoita is 14 points higher.
Sonoita: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Whetstone: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Sonoita: Unavailable · Whetstone: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Sonoita: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Whetstone: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Sonoita: 52/100 · Whetstone: 73/100
Whetstone is 21 points higher.
Sonoita: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Whetstone: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Sonoita: 19/100 · Whetstone: 20/100
Whetstone is 1 points higher.
Sonoita: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Whetstone: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.