City vs city
South Tucson vs Tucson Mountains, AZ
South Tucson currently scores 5 points higher overall than Tucson Mountains, with the largest gap in tornado.
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
South Tucson: 36/100 · Tucson Mountains: 31/100
South Tucson is 5 points higher.
Flood
South Tucson: 43/100 · Tucson Mountains: 40/100
South Tucson is 3 points higher.
South Tucson: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Tucson Mountains: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
South Tucson: 12/100 · Tucson Mountains: 12/100
No gap.
South Tucson: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Tucson Mountains: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
South Tucson: 39/100 · Tucson Mountains: 37/100
South Tucson is 2 points higher.
South Tucson: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tucson Mountains: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
South Tucson: 0/100 · Tucson Mountains: 15/100
Tucson Mountains is 15 points higher.
South Tucson: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tucson Mountains: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
South Tucson: 32/100 · Tucson Mountains: 19/100
South Tucson is 13 points higher.
South Tucson: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Tucson Mountains: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
South Tucson: Unavailable · Tucson Mountains: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
South Tucson: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Tucson Mountains: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
South Tucson: 68/100 · Tucson Mountains: 75/100
Tucson Mountains is 7 points higher.
South Tucson: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Tucson Mountains: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
South Tucson: 19/100 · Tucson Mountains: 19/100
No gap.
South Tucson: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Tucson Mountains: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.